diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
index 8f768092..d2233f84 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AM_LDFLAGS          = -module -avoid-version -shared
 AM_CPPFLAGS         = -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 AM_CPPFLAGS        += -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600 -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE
-AM_CPPFLAGS        += -DFINIT_FIFO=\"$(fifo)\"
+AM_CPPFLAGS        += -DFINIT_FIFO=\"$(fifo)\" $(lite_CFLAGS)
 
 if STATIC
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES  = libplug.la