diff --git a/auto/make b/auto/make
index 6fe76d2f..7d3bcb35 100644
--- a/auto/make
+++ b/auto/make
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cat << END > $NXT_MAKEFILE
 
 CC =			$CC
 
-CFLAGS = 		$CFLAGS $NXT_CFLAGS $NXT_CC_OPT
+CFLAGS = 		$NXT_CFLAGS $NXT_CC_OPT $CFLAGS
 
 NXT_EXEC_LINK =		$NXT_EXEC_LINK $NXT_LD_OPT
 NXT_SHARED_LOCAL_LINK =	$NXT_SHARED_LOCAL_LINK $NXT_LD_OPT