diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
index 271a7dc77273..b0f7168e7943 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ endif
 HOST_LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS)
 
 # Remove warnings for libbpf bootstrap build
-LIBBPF_BOOTSTRAP_CFLAGS := $(filter-out -W -Wall -Wextra -Wformat -Wformat-signedness,$(HOST_CFLAGS))
+LIBBPF_BOOTSTRAP_CFLAGS := $(filter-out -W -Wall -Wextra -Wformat%,$(HOST_CFLAGS))
 
 INSTALL ?= install
 RM ?= rm -f