--- asterisk-1.6.2.1/Makefile.rules.orig	2009-09-28 12:13:58.000000000 -0700
+++ asterisk-1.6.2.1/Makefile.rules	2010-01-24 19:53:53.000000000 -0800
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 
 -include $(ASTTOPDIR)/makeopts
 
+# start the primary CFLAGS and LDFLAGS with any that were provided
+# to the configure script
+_ASTCFLAGS:=$(CONFIG_CFLAGS)
+_ASTLDFLAGS:=$(CONFIG_LDFLAGS)
+
 .PHONY: dist-clean
 
 # If 'make' decides to create intermediate files to satisfy a build requirement