diff -ur a/Makefile.conf.in b/Makefile.conf.in
--- a/Makefile.conf.in	2003-01-27 23:21:39.000000000 -0600
+++ b/Makefile.conf.in	2008-01-13 10:54:28.000000000 -0600
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 DEFS=@DEFS@
 LIBS=@LIBS@
 HOST_CC=@HOST_CC@
-HOST_CFLAGS=@HOST_CFLAGS@  $(DEFS)
+HOST_CFLAGS=@HOST_CFLAGS@ $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS)
 
 I386_CC     =@I386_CC@
 I386_LD     =@I386_LD@