diff --git a/net/vsftpd/Makefile b/net/vsftpd/Makefile
index d85dc70e4..fa504d1b4 100644
--- a/net/vsftpd/Makefile
+++ b/net/vsftpd/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),notls)
 	$(SED) 's/-lcrypt -lnsl/$(NLSSTRING)/' $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Makefile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 		vsftpd
  endef
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),tls)
 	$(SED) 's/-lcrypt -lnsl/$(NLSSTRING)/' $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Makefile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 		vsftpd
  endef