diff --git a/Makefile.am.template b/Makefile.am.template
index 9da9dc0ae0f9d7e56cc385a636b8f2518a5e66b5..6044785091e3cdca308b9778651818471fd70048 100644
--- a/Makefile.am.template
+++ b/Makefile.am.template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libALBERTA%LIBCODE%.la
 include $(srcdir)/../%DIM%d/Makefile.am.include
 include $(srcdir)/../Common/Makefile.am.include
 
-override CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) $(ALBERTA_%EFLAGS%_CFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(ALBERTA_%EFLAGS%_CFLAGS)
 libALBERTA%LIBCODE%_la_LIBADD = $(X_PRE_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(X_EXTRA_LIBS) 
 
 nodist_libALBERTA%LIBCODE%_la_SOURCES = $(sources_common) $(sources)