diff --git a/Makefile.global b/Makefile.global
index b712dd7b..7a7a3c6d 100644
--- a/Makefile.global
+++ b/Makefile.global
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ DETACHED_SIG_FILE=$(TAR_FILE).asc
 PV_FILE=bindings/python/notmuch/version.py
 
 # Smash together user's values with our extra values
-FINAL_CFLAGS = -DNOTMUCH_VERSION=$(VERSION) $(CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_CFLAGS)
-FINAL_CXXFLAGS = $(CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(extra_cxxflags) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_CXXFLAGS)
+FINAL_CFLAGS = -DNOTMUCH_VERSION=$(VERSION) $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
+FINAL_CXXFLAGS = $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(extra_cflags) $(extra_cxxflags) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CONFIGURE_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
 FINAL_NOTMUCH_LDFLAGS = -Lutil -lnotmuch_util -Llib -lnotmuch $(LDFLAGS)
 ifeq ($(LIBDIR_IN_LDCONFIG),0)
 FINAL_NOTMUCH_LDFLAGS += $(RPATH_LDFLAGS)