diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 254c4db972..b9e135e98a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -884,7 +884,9 @@ nmenuselect: menuselect/nmenuselect menuselect-tree menuselect.makeopts
 	-@menuselect/nmenuselect menuselect.makeopts && (echo "menuselect changes saved!"; rm -f channels/h323/Makefile.ast main/asterisk) || echo "menuselect changes NOT saved!"
 
 # options for make in menuselect/
-MAKE_MENUSELECT=CC="$(BUILD_CC)" CXX="" LD="" AR="" RANLIB="" CFLAGS="" $(MAKE) -C menuselect CONFIGURE_SILENT="--silent"
+MAKE_MENUSELECT=CC="$(BUILD_CC)" CXX="" LD="" AR="" RANLIB="" \
+		CFLAGS="$(BUILD_CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="$(BUILD_LDFLAGS)" \
+		$(MAKE) -C menuselect CONFIGURE_SILENT="--silent"
 
 menuselect/menuselect: menuselect/makeopts
 	+$(MAKE_MENUSELECT) menuselect