diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c375ba15..07996c9e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ AC_INIT([Conky],[1.4.2],[brenden1@users.sourceforge.net])
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(conky, 1.4.2)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(src/config.h)
+dnl
+dnl C Compiler
+dnl
+
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_SUBST(CFLAGS, [ ])
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([0.17.2])
 
@@ -382,11 +388,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-dnl
-dnl C Compiler
-dnl
-
-AC_PROG_CC
 
 dnl
 dnl X