diff --git a/lib/kmake/Exporters/MakeExporter.js b/lib/kmake/Exporters/MakeExporter.js
index d1e171f2..9d3939bf 100644
--- a/lib/kmake/Exporters/MakeExporter.js
+++ b/lib/kmake/Exporters/MakeExporter.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class MakeExporter extends Exporter_1.Exporter {
                 this.p('-include ' + name + '.d');
                 this.p(name + '.o: ' + realfile);
                 let compiler = this.cppCompiler;
-                let flags = '$(CPPFLAGS)';
+                let flags = '$(CFLAGS)';
                 if (file.endsWith('.c')) {
                     compiler = this.cCompiler;
                     flags = '$(CFLAGS)';
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ class MakeExporter extends Exporter_1.Exporter {
                 }
                 else if (file.endsWith('.m')) {
                     compiler = this.cCompiler;
-                    flags = '$(CPPFLAGS)';
+                    flags = '$(CFLAGS)';
                 }
                 else if (file.endsWith('.mm')) {
                     compiler = this.cppCompiler;
-                    flags = '$(CPPFLAGS)';
+                    flags = '$(CFLAGS)';
                 }
                 this.p('\t' + compiler + ' ' + optimization + ' $(INC) $(DEF) -MD ' + flags + ' -c ' + realfile + ' -o ' + name + '.o');
             }