diff --git a/Makefile.power b/Makefile.power
index 6de59c53d..c7e972290 100644
--- a/Makefile.power
+++ b/Makefile.power
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ USE_OPENMP = 1
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CORE), POWER10)
-override COMMON_OPT += -Ofast -mcpu=power10 -mtune=power10 -mvsx -fno-fast-math
-override FCOMMON_OPT += -O2 -frecursive -mcpu=power10 -mtune=power10  -fno-fast-math
+CCOMMON_OPT += -Ofast -mcpu=power10 -mtune=power10 -mvsx -fno-fast-math
+FCOMMON_OPT += -O2 -frecursive -mcpu=power10 -mtune=power10  -fno-fast-math
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CORE), POWER9)