--- common/Makefile.dist.orig	Tue Dec  2 06:40:05 1997
+++ common/Makefile.dist	Tue Dec  2 06:40:13 1997
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 DEBUG  = -g
 INCLUDES = -I.. -I../includes
-CFLAGS = $(DEBUG) $(PREDEFINES) $(INCLUDES) $(COPTS)
+CFLAGS += $(DEBUG) $(PREDEFINES) $(INCLUDES) $(COPTS)
 
 all:	libdhcp.a $(CATMANPAGES)