diff --git a/libs/audio/Makefile.am b/libs/audio/Makefile.am
index d9c76e22f8..4777c56480 100644
--- a/libs/audio/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/audio/Makefile.am
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ libgstaudioincludedir = $(includedir)/gst/libs/gstaudio
 libgstaudioinclude_HEADERS = gstaudio.h
 
 # FIXME is this needed?
-libgstaudio_la_CFLAGS = -O2 $(FOMIT_FRAME_POINTER) -finline-functions -ffast-math $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(XML_CFLAGS) 
+libgstaudio_la_CFLAGS = -O2 $(FOMIT_FRAME_POINTER) -finline-functions -ffast-math $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(XML_CFLAGS)  $(GST_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/libs/control/Makefile.am b/libs/control/Makefile.am
index c63537d85e..4703a498ed 100644
--- a/libs/control/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/control/Makefile.am
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ libgstcontrolinclude_HEADERS = \
     gstdplinearinterp.h
 
 libgstcontrol_la_LIBADD = -lm
-libgstcontrol_la_CFLAGS = -O2 $(FOMIT_FRAME_POINTER) -finline-functions -ffast-math $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(XML_CFLAGS)
+libgstcontrol_la_CFLAGS = -O2 $(FOMIT_FRAME_POINTER) -finline-functions -ffast-math $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(XML_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/libs/getbits/Makefile.am b/libs/getbits/Makefile.am
index c96a6f45e9..bf5a27389e 100644
--- a/libs/getbits/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/getbits/Makefile.am
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ check_PROGRAMS = gbtest
 gbtest_SOURCES = gbtest.c
 gbtest_LDADD = libgstgetbits.la $(GST_LIBS)
 
-libgstgetbits_la_CFLAGS = -O2 $(FOMIT_FRAME_POINTER) -funroll-all-loops -finline-functions -ffast-math $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(XML_CFLAGS)
+libgstgetbits_la_CFLAGS = -O2 $(FOMIT_FRAME_POINTER) -funroll-all-loops -finline-functions -ffast-math $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(XML_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/libs/resample/Makefile.am b/libs/resample/Makefile.am
index 79893d080a..3219bdca33 100644
--- a/libs/resample/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/resample/Makefile.am
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ ARCHCFLAGS =
 endif
 endif
 
-libresample_la_CFLAGS = -O2 -ffast-math $(ARCHCFLAGS)
+libresample_la_CFLAGS = -O2 -ffast-math $(ARCHCFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)