diff --git a/chinese/crxvt/Makefile b/chinese/crxvt/Makefile
index c072825cf9b..ac8cf9f463f 100644
--- a/chinese/crxvt/Makefile
+++ b/chinese/crxvt/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.33 2015/01/21 06:23:33 bentley Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.34 2017/02/27 15:38:02 jca Exp $
 
 COMMENT=	Chinese(Big5) VT100 terminal emulator for X
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ WANTLIB=		c X11
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	fonts/zh-taipeifonts
 
+MAKE_FLAGS=	CC="${CC}" CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+
 CONFIGURE_STYLE=	gnu old
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--os=OpenBSD --no-menu