diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 77ecae513b..5b4036cdea 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ dnl also add builddir include for enumtypes and marshal
 dnl add ERROR_CFLAGS, but overridable
 GST_CFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS -DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API"
 GST_CXXFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs $GST_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CXXFLAGS)"
-GST_OBJCFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs $GST_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CXXFLAGS)"
+GST_OBJCFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs $GST_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_OBJCFLAGS)"
 GST_CFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs $GST_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CFLAGS)"
 AC_SUBST(GST_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GST_CXXFLAGS)