diff --git a/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template b/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
index 2accfed4e65..8805d9fece3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ distfiles="http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/dist/krb5/1.8/krb5-$version-signed.tar"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_script="./src/configure"
 configure_args="--disable-rpath --enable-kdc-replay-cache --with-system-et
---with-system-ss --with-system-db --enable-shared"
+--with-system-ss --with-system-db --enable-shared CFLAGS=-I/usr/include/et"
 short_desc="MIT Kerberos 5 implementation"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=470c486ec5580d12f2a72cde059e3bdfa567cf96215b724fec5a3b6cfa7eebb9
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ long_desc="
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kerberos is available in many
  commercial products as well."
 
-CFLAGS="-I/usr/include/et"
-
 noextract=yes
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-libs $pkgname-client"
 conflicts="heimdal>=0"