diff --git a/xmake/core/tool/compiler.lua b/xmake/core/tool/compiler.lua
index d90ccb7c17..02e38c2d16 100644
--- a/xmake/core/tool/compiler.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/tool/compiler.lua
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function compiler:build(sourcefiles, targetfile, opt)
     opt = opt or {}
 
     -- get compile flags
-    local compflags = opt.compflags
+    local compflags = opt.compflags and self:_preprocess_flags(opt.compflags)
     if not compflags then
         -- patch sourcefile to get flags of the given source file
         if type(sourcefiles) == "string" then
diff --git a/xmake/core/tool/linker.lua b/xmake/core/tool/linker.lua
index d91da81d88..7f0aded45a 100644
--- a/xmake/core/tool/linker.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/tool/linker.lua
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ end
 -- link the target file
 function linker:link(objectfiles, targetfile, opt)
     opt = opt or {}
-    local linkflags = opt.linkflags or self:linkflags(opt)
+    local linkflags = opt.linkflags and self:_preprocess_flags(opt.linkflags) or self:linkflags(opt)
     opt = table.copy(opt)
     opt.target = self:target()
     profiler:enter(self:name(), "link", targetfile)
diff --git a/xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc.lua
index 2ff5be449d..76ddd0678b 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc.lua
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ function nf_rpathdir(self, dir, opt)
         end
         return flags
     elseif self:has_flags("-Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker " .. dir, "ldflags") then
-        return {"-Xlinker", "-rpath", "-Xlinker", (dir:gsub("%$ORIGIN", "@loader_path"))}
+        return {"-Xlinker -rpath", "-Xlinker " .. (dir:gsub("%$ORIGIN", "@loader_path"))}
     end
 end