diff --git a/srcpkgs/serf/template b/srcpkgs/serf/template
index 9d6f1773a1..7c41d9679c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/serf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/serf/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'serf'
 pkgname=serf
 version=1.3.6
-revision=1
+revision=2
 hostmakedepends="unzip scons>=2.3.0"
 makedepends="gdbm-devel apr-util-devel"
 short_desc="High-performance asynchronous HTTP client library"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ distfiles="http://serf.googlecode.com/svn/src_releases/${pkgname}-${version}.zip
 checksum=23168cd7eec5162300fdf87d8e26250b4555aaa06fe08da3ac80fe39286fc6e3
 
 do_build() {
-	scons ${makejobs} PREFIX=/usr
+	scons ${makejobs} CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" PREFIX=/usr
 }
 
 do_install() {