diff --git a/config.make.in b/config.make.in
index a4b00b4c3dd5c5405360766849da1efc4e7bb183..06d385408a4a9a544f498cf973b551bccf1efb4b 100644
--- a/config.make.in
+++ b/config.make.in
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ libdir =	@libdir@
 includedir =	@includedir@
 infodir =	@infodir@
 
-COMPILE = $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(CFLAGS) $(CCPIC) $(DEP_FLAGS)
+COMPILE = $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(DEFS) $(CFLAGS) $(CCPIC) $(DEP_FLAGS)
 LINK = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 # Disable builtin rule