diff --git a/providers/ogr/Makefile.am b/providers/ogr/Makefile.am
index 091da545241..f073eff6c64 100644
--- a/providers/ogr/Makefile.am
+++ b/providers/ogr/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES     = libogrprovider.la 
-                      
+
 libogrprovider_la_SOURCES = qgsshapefileprovider.cpp \
                       ../../src/qgsfeature.cpp \
                        ../../src/qgsfeatureattribute.cpp \
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ libogrprovider_la_SOURCES = qgsshapefileprovider.cpp \
                        ../../src/qgspoint.cpp \
                        ../../src/qgsfield.cpp
 
-AM_CXXFLAGS := $(CXXFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CXXFLAGS) -I../include $(QT_CXXFLAGS)
+AM_CXXFLAGS := $(CXXFLAGS) $(GDAL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CXXFLAGS) -I../include $(QT_CXXFLAGS)
 
 libogrprovider_la_LIBADD = $(QT_LDADD)  $(GDAL_LIB)