diff --git a/srcpkgs/autossh/template b/srcpkgs/autossh/template
index a75275b9952..09b542763d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/autossh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/autossh/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'autossh'
 pkgname=autossh
 version=1.4e
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels"
 maintainer="uriahheep <uriahheep@gmail.com>"
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ homepage="http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/"
 distfiles="http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/autossh-$version.tgz"
 checksum=9e8e10a59d7619176f4b986e256f776097a364d1be012781ea52e08d04679156
 
+pre_configure() {
+	export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+}
+
 do_install() {
 	vbin autossh
 	vdoc CHANGES