diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template
index 458365e2506..1e280fa0e1f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ _do_pyqt4_build() {
 	python${pyver} configure-ng.py --confirm-license --assume-shared $tools \
 		CC="${CC}" CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" CXX="${CXX}" CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" \
 		LINK="${CXX}" LINK_SHLIB="${CXX}" LFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" STRIP=""
+	find -name Makefile -exec sed -i "{}" \
+		-e "s;^\(CXXFLAGS.*=.*\);& $CXXFLAGS;" \
+		-e "s;^\(LFLAGS.*=.*\);& $LDFLAGS;" \;
 	make ${makejobs}
 }
 pre_build() {