diff --git a/src/mk/localdefs.in b/src/mk/localdefs.in
index 6f628f61..4c55bd6d 100644
--- a/src/mk/localdefs.in
+++ b/src/mk/localdefs.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#$Id: localdefs.in,v 1.12 2007-02-01 15:01:08 dockes Exp $  (C) 2006 J.F.Dockes
+# @(#$Id: localdefs.in,v 1.13 2008-04-18 11:41:51 dockes Exp $  (C) 2006 J.F.Dockes
 
 # 'Make' definitions which depend on local configuration.
 
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ libdir = @libdir@
 
 RECOLL_DATADIR = ${datadir}/recoll
 
-LOCALCXXFLAGS = $(INCICONV) $(XAPIANCXXFLAGS) $(X_CFLAGS) \
+LOCALCXXFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused \
+	      $(INCICONV) $(XAPIANCXXFLAGS) $(X_CFLAGS) \
 	      -DRECOLL_DATADIR=\"$(RECOLL_DATADIR)\" \
 	      -DLIBDIR=\"$(libdir)\" \
 	      @DEFS@
 
-CXXFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused 
+CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@