diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d011ad2670..f9ef118d6d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1587,8 +1587,8 @@ dnl FIXME: do we want to rename to GST_ALL_* ?
 dnl prefer internal headers to already installed ones
 dnl also add builddir include for enumtypes and marshal
 dnl add GST_OPTION_CFLAGS, but overridable
-GST_CFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs -I\$(top_builddir)/gst-libs $GST_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CFLAGS)"
 GST_CXXFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs -I\$(top_builddir)/gst-libs $GST_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CXXFLAGS)"
+GST_CFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs -I\$(top_builddir)/gst-libs $GST_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CFLAGS)"
 AC_SUBST(GST_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GST_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GST_LIBS)