diff --git a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
index 1b9e8a7..6571cd2 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
 
 vpp_cmake_args ?=
 vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIR)
-vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$($(TAG)_TAG_CFLAGS)"
-vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS="$($(TAG)_TAG_LDFLAGS)"
-vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="$($(TAG)_TAG_LDFLAGS)"
-vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="$($(TAG)_TAG_LDFLAGS)"
+vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="$($(TAG)_TAG_BUILD_TYPE)"
 vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:PATH="$(vpp_cmake_prefix_path)"
 ifeq ("$(V)","1")
 vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON
diff --git a/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk b/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk
index 11ffdac..f71427c 100644
--- a/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk
+++ b/build-data/platforms/vpp.mk
@@ -22,29 +22,8 @@
 
 vpp_root_packages = vpp vom
 
-vpp_common_cflags = \
-	-g \
-	-DFORTIFY_SOURCE=2 \
-	-fstack-protector \
-	-fPIC \
-	-Wall \
-	-Werror \
-	-fno-common
-
-vpp_debug_TAG_CFLAGS = -O0 -DCLIB_DEBUG $(vpp_common_cflags)
-vpp_debug_TAG_CXXFLAGS = -O0 -DCLIB_DEBUG $(vpp_common_cflags)
-vpp_debug_TAG_LDFLAGS = -O0 -DCLIB_DEBUG $(vpp_common_cflags)
-
-vpp_TAG_CFLAGS = -O2 $(vpp_common_cflags)
-vpp_TAG_CXXFLAGS = -O2 $(vpp_common_cflags)
-vpp_TAG_LDFLAGS = -O2 $(vpp_common_cflags) -pie
-
-vpp_clang_TAG_CFLAGS = -O2 $(vpp_common_cflags)
-vpp_clang_TAG_CXXFLAGS = -O2 $(vpp_common_cflags)
-vpp_clang_TAG_LDFLAGS = -O2 $(vpp_common_cflags)
-
-vpp_gcov_TAG_CFLAGS = -g -O0 -DCLIB_DEBUG -DCLIB_GCOV -fPIC -Werror -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
-vpp_gcov_TAG_LDFLAGS = -g -O0 -DCLIB_DEBUG -DCLIB_GCOV -fPIC -Werror -coverage
-
-vpp_coverity_TAG_CFLAGS = -g -O2 -fPIC -Werror -D__COVERITY__
-vpp_coverity_TAG_LDFLAGS = -g -O2 -fPIC -Werror -D__COVERITY__
+vpp_debug_TAG_BUILD_TYPE = debug
+vpp_TAG_BUILD_TYPE = release
+vpp_clang_TAG_BUILD_TYPE = release
+vpp_gcov_TAG_BUILD_TYPE = gcov
+vpp_coverity_TAG_BUILD_TYPE = coverity
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 248d7b8..b8ffc07 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,19 +53,43 @@
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 
 if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
-  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-g -fPIC ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
-  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-fstack-protector-all ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
-  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Werror ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
-  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-DFORTIFY_SOURCE=2 ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-g -fPIC -Werror -Wall ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 endif()
 
 if (compiler_flag_no_address_of_packed_member)
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wno-address-of-packed-member ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 endif()
 
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O2 ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "-O0 -DCLIB_DEBUG ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}")
-set(CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "-pie -Wl,-z,now ${CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
+# release
+string(CONCAT CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE
+  "-O2 "
+  "-fstack-protector "
+  "-DFORTIFY_SOURCE=2 "
+  "-fno-common "
+)
+
+string(CONCAT CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "-pie")
+
+# debug
+string(CONCAT CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG
+  "-O0 "
+  "-DCLIB_DEBUG "
+  "-fstack-protector "
+  "-DFORTIFY_SOURCE=2 "
+  "-fno-common "
+)
+
+# coverity
+string(CONCAT CMAKE_C_FLAGS_COVERITY "-O2 -D__COVERITY__")
+
+# gcov
+string(CONCAT CMAKE_C_FLAGS_GCOV
+  "-O0 "
+  "-DCLIB_DEBUG "
+  "-DCLIB_GCOV "
+  "-fprofile-arcs "
+  "-ftest-coverage ")
+
 string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UC)
 
 ##############################################################################
@@ -137,7 +161,8 @@
 pr("GIT toplevel dir" "${VPP_GIT_TOPLEVEL_DIR}")
 pr("Build type" "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
 pr("C flags" "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UC}}")
-pr("Linker flags" "${CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS}${CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UC}}")
+pr("Linker flags (apps)" "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UC}}")
+pr("Linker flags (libs)" "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UC}}")
 pr("Host processor" "${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
 pr("Target processor" "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
 pr("Prefix path" "${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")