--- a/components/a2ps/Makefile	Thu Jan 20 11:56:56 2011 -0600
+++ b/components/a2ps/Makefile	Thu Jan 20 14:23:47 2011 -0800
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS  +=		--sysconfdir=/etc/gnu
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS  +=		--infodir=$(CONFIGURE_INFODIR)
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS  +=		--with-medium=letter
+CONFIGURE_OPTIONS  +=		CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)"
 
 # because viewpathing isn't quite right in this version of a2ps
 COMPONENT_PREP_ACTION = \