diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3e5493af78..3cc9e1e0d8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -833,8 +833,8 @@ AC_SUBST(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS)
 
 dnl FIXME: do we want to rename to GST_ALL_* ?
 dnl add GST_OPTION_CFLAGS, but overridable
-GST_CXXFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CXXFLAGS)"
-GST_CFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CFLAGS)"
+GST_CXXFLAGS="$GLIB_CFLAGS $GST_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CXXFLAGS)"
+GST_CFLAGS="$GLIB_CFLAGS $GST_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CFLAGS)"
 AC_SUBST(GST_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GST_CXXFLAGS)
 dnl add GCOV libs because libtool strips -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage