diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 34619d79cbf9a4f7f159424d20b542fe97907476..3697613eb86b7b0757794094ea97aca75accbf52 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 DC_DOVECOT
 LIBDOVECOT_INCLUDE="$LIBDOVECOT_INCLUDE $LIBDOVECOT_STORAGE_INCLUDE" 
+CFLAGS="$DOVECOT_CFLAGS"
+LIBS="$DOVECOT_LIBS"
 AC_SUBST(LIBDOVECOT_INCLUDE)
 
 # Defome Sieve documentation install dir