diff --git a/package/gettext/gettext.mk b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
index c815b1625d..c9c78ff91d 100644
--- a/package/gettext/gettext.mk
+++ b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE)
 $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.configured: $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked
 	(cd $(GETTEXT_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		./configure \
 		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \