diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins b/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
index f9942d9ac3fc..0a482f341576 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
@@ -1,32 +1,44 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 gcc-plugin-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_CYC_COMPLEXITY)	+= cyc_complexity_plugin.so
 
 gcc-plugin-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY)	+= latent_entropy_plugin.so
-gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY)	+= -DLATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN
+gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY)		\
+		+= -DLATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN
 ifdef CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY
-    DISABLE_LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN			+= -fplugin-arg-latent_entropy_plugin-disable
+    DISABLE_LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN += -fplugin-arg-latent_entropy_plugin-disable
 endif
-
-gcc-plugin-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_SANCOV)		+= sancov_plugin.so
-gcc-plugin-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK)	+= structleak_plugin.so
-gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_VERBOSE)	+= -fplugin-arg-structleak_plugin-verbose
-gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL)	+= -fplugin-arg-structleak_plugin-byref-all
-gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK)	+= -DSTRUCTLEAK_PLUGIN
-
-gcc-plugin-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT)	+= randomize_layout_plugin.so
-gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT)	+= -DRANDSTRUCT_PLUGIN
-gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT_PERFORMANCE)	+= -fplugin-arg-randomize_layout_plugin-performance-mode
-
-GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS := $(strip $(addprefix -fplugin=$(objtree)/scripts/gcc-plugins/, $(gcc-plugin-y)) $(gcc-plugin-cflags-y))
-
-export GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS GCC_PLUGIN
 export DISABLE_LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN
 
-# sancov_plugin.so can be only in CFLAGS_KCOV because avoid duplication.
-GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS := $(filter-out %/sancov_plugin.so, $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS))
+gcc-plugin-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_SANCOV)		+= sancov_plugin.so
 
+gcc-plugin-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK)	+= structleak_plugin.so
+gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_VERBOSE)	\
+		+= -fplugin-arg-structleak_plugin-verbose
+gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL)	\
+		+= -fplugin-arg-structleak_plugin-byref-all
+gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK)		\
+		+= -DSTRUCTLEAK_PLUGIN
+
+gcc-plugin-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT)	+= randomize_layout_plugin.so
+gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT)		\
+		+= -DRANDSTRUCT_PLUGIN
+gcc-plugin-cflags-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT_PERFORMANCE)	\
+		+= -fplugin-arg-randomize_layout_plugin-performance-mode
+
+# All the plugin CFLAGS are collected here in case a build target needs to
+# filter them out of the KBUILD_CFLAGS.
+GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS := $(strip $(addprefix -fplugin=$(objtree)/scripts/gcc-plugins/, $(gcc-plugin-y)) $(gcc-plugin-cflags-y))
+# The sancov_plugin.so is included via CFLAGS_KCOV, so it is removed here.
+GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS := $(filter-out %/sancov_plugin.so, $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS))
+export GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS
+
+# Add the flags to the build!
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS)
+
+# All enabled GCC plugins are collected here for building below.
 GCC_PLUGIN := $(gcc-plugin-y)
+export GCC_PLUGIN
 
 # Actually do the build, if requested.
 PHONY += gcc-plugins