diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 2088fe2c50ad3d04ef7a427b928da7547fca7ea0..047a76ef46a548abb61ec49e83491ddec8eaef9a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ libvlccore_la_LIBADD = $(LIBS_libvlccore) \
 	$(LTLIBINTL) $(LTLIBICONV) \
 	$(IDN_LIBS) $(SOCKET_LIBS) $(ATOMIC_LIB) $(LIBRT) $(LIBDL) $(LIBM)
 
+libvlccore_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS_libvlccore)
+
 if HAVE_WIN32
 libvlccore_la_SOURCES += \
 	win32/error.c \