diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f168cc01f..5d3f8ef9e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ WARNINGS:=-W -fwarn-tabs -fno-warn-name-shadowing #-fwarn-orphans -fwarn-simple-
 DEFINEFLAGS:=
 PREFERMACUSRLIBFLAGS=-L/usr/lib
 GHCMEMFLAGS=+RTS -M200m -RTS
-BUILDFLAGS:=-DMAKE $(WARNINGS) $(INCLUDEPATHS) $(PREFERMACUSRLIBFLAGS) -DPATCHLEVEL=$(PATCHLEVEL) $(GHCMEMFLAGS)
+BUILDFLAGS:=-DMAKE $(WARNINGS) $(INCLUDEPATHS) $(PREFERMACUSRLIBFLAGS) -DPATCHLEVEL=$(PATCHLEVEL) $(GHCMEMFLAGS) $(HCFLAGS)
 LINUXRELEASEBUILDFLAGS:=-DMAKE $(WARNINGS) $(INCLUDEPATHS) -O2 -static -optl-static -optl-pthread
 MACRELEASEBUILDFLAGS:=-DMAKE $(WARNINGS) $(INCLUDEPATHS) $(PREFERMACUSRLIBFLAGS) -O2 # -optl-L/usr/lib
 #WINDOWSRELEASEBUILDFLAGS:=-DMAKE $(WARNINGS) $(INCLUDEPATHS)