diff --git a/depends/funcs.mk b/depends/funcs.mk
index 06cfdd479..00289a0a4 100644
--- a/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ $(1)_autoconf += LDFLAGS="$$($(1)_ldflags)"
 endif
 
 $(1)_cmake=env CC="$$($(1)_cc)" \
-               CFLAGS="$$($(1)_cflags)" \
+               CFLAGS="$$($(1)_cppflags) $$($(1)_cflags)" \
                CXX="$$($(1)_cxx)" \
-               CXXFLAGS="$$($(1)_cxxflags)" \
+               CXXFLAGS="$$($(1)_cppflags) $$($(1)_cxxflags)" \
              cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)"
 ifneq ($($(1)_type),build)
 ifneq ($(host),$(build))