diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
index 0464a50f..72524eb3 100644
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ GPG_FILE=$(SHA1_FILE).asc
 PV_FILE=bindings/python/notmuch/version.py
 
 # Smash together user's values with our extra values
-FINAL_CFLAGS = -DNOTMUCH_VERSION=$(VERSION) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_CFLAGS) $(extra_cflags)
-FINAL_CXXFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_CXXFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(extra_cxxflags)
+FINAL_CFLAGS = -DNOTMUCH_VERSION=$(VERSION) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(CONFIGURE_CFLAGS)
+FINAL_CXXFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(extra_cxxflags) $(CONFIGURE_CXXFLAGS)
 FINAL_NOTMUCH_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -Lutil -lutil -Llib -lnotmuch $(AS_NEEDED_LDFLAGS) $(GMIME_LDFLAGS) $(TALLOC_LDFLAGS)
 FINAL_NOTMUCH_LINKER = CC
 ifneq ($(LINKER_RESOLVES_LIBRARY_DEPENDENCIES),1)