diff --git a/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.188.ebuild b/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.188.ebuild
index adfff3be54dc9..8f9a919b86fa2 100644
--- a/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.188.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.188.ebuild
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ src_configure() {
 
 	# Symbol aliases are implemented as asm statements.
 	# Will require porting: https://gcc.gnu.org/PR48200
-	filter-flags '-flto*'
+	filter-lto
 
 	multilib-minimal_src_configure
 }
diff --git a/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.189-r1.ebuild b/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.189-r1.ebuild
index 8add6ad1cb007..4b9b5a835002f 100644
--- a/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.189-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.189-r1.ebuild
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ src_configure() {
 
 	# Symbol aliases are implemented as asm statements.
 	# Will require porting: https://gcc.gnu.org/PR48200
-	filter-flags '-flto*'
+	filter-lto
 
 	multilib-minimal_src_configure
 }