diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv.sh.in
index 791ae3fb..53f12d32 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv.sh.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ LIBMAKEPKG_BUILDENV_SH=1
 MAKEPKG_LIBRARY=${MAKEPKG_LIBRARY:-'@libmakepkgdir@'}
 
 declare -a buildenv_functions buildenv_vars build_options
-buildenv_vars_exported=('CFLAGS' 'CXXFLAGS' 'LDFLAGS' 'MAKEFLAGS' 'CHOST')
+buildenv_vars_exported=('CXXFLAGS' 'LDFLAGS' 'MAKEFLAGS' 'CHOST')
 
 for lib in "$MAKEPKG_LIBRARY/buildenv/"*.sh; do
 	source "$lib"
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/c.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/c.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46adc9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/c.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+#
+#   c.sh - Specify flags for building a package with C
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2024 Pacman Development Team <pacman-dev@lists.archlinux.org>
+#
+#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#   (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#   GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+[[ -n "$LIBMAKEPKG_BUILDENV_C_SH" ]] && return
+LIBMAKEPKG_BUILDENV_C_SH=1
+
+MAKEPKG_LIBRARY=${MAKEPKG_LIBRARY:-'@libmakepkgdir@'}
+
+source "$MAKEPKG_LIBRARY/util/option.sh"
+source "$MAKEPKG_LIBRARY/util/util.sh"
+
+buildenv_vars+=('DEBUG_CFLAGS')
+buildenv_vars_exported+=('CFLAGS')
+buildenv_functions+=('buildenv_c')
+
+buildenv_c() {
+	check_append_debug_flags CFLAGS DEBUG_CFLAGS "-ffile-prefix-map=$srcdir=${DBGSRCDIR:-/usr/src/debug}/${pkgbase}"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/debugflags.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/debugflags.sh.in
index 22a79281..678fd79a 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/debugflags.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/debugflags.sh.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   debugflags.sh - Specify flags for building a package with debugging
 #   symbols
 #
-#   Copyright (c) 2012-2022 Pacman Development Team <pacman-dev@lists.archlinux.org>
+#   Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Pacman Development Team <pacman-dev@lists.archlinux.org>
 #
 #   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ buildenv_functions+=('buildenv_debugflags')
 
 buildenv_debugflags() {
 	if check_option "debug" "y" && ! check_option "buildflags" "n"; then
-		append_once DEBUG_CFLAGS "-ffile-prefix-map=$srcdir=${DBGSRCDIR:-/usr/src/debug}/${pkgbase}"
 		append_once DEBUG_CXXFLAGS "-ffile-prefix-map=$srcdir=${DBGSRCDIR:-/usr/src/debug}/${pkgbase}"
-		append_once CFLAGS "$DEBUG_CFLAGS"
 		append_once CXXFLAGS "$DEBUG_CXXFLAGS"
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/meson.build b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/meson.build
index c2886902..2064bbfc 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/meson.build
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ libmakepkg_module = 'buildenv'
 
 sources = [
   'buildflags.sh.in',
+  'c.sh.in',
   'compiler.sh.in',
   'cpp.sh.in',
   'debugflags.sh.in',