diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 9d4c22cf3..dfa93ffd2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ endif
 -include .make-settings
 
 FINAL_CFLAGS=$(STD) $(WARN) $(OPT) $(DEBUG) $(CFLAGS) $(REDIS_CFLAGS)
-FINAL_CXXFLAGS=$(CXX_STD) $(WARN) $(OPT) $(DEBUG) $(CFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(REDIS_CFLAGS)
+FINAL_CXXFLAGS=$(CXX_STD) $(WARN) $(OPT) $(DEBUG) $(CXXFLAGS) $(REDIS_CFLAGS)
 FINAL_LDFLAGS=$(LDFLAGS) $(REDIS_LDFLAGS) $(DEBUG)
 FINAL_LIBS=-lm
 DEBUG=-g -ggdb
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ ifeq ($(MALLOC),memkind)
 endif
 
 REDIS_CC=$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) $(FINAL_CFLAGS)
-REDIS_CXX=$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) $(FINAL_CXXFLAGS)
+REDIS_CXX=$(QUIET_CC)$(CXX) $(FINAL_CXXFLAGS)
 KEYDB_AS=$(QUIET_CC) as --64 -g
 REDIS_LD=$(QUIET_LINK)$(CXX) $(FINAL_LDFLAGS)
 REDIS_INSTALL=$(QUIET_INSTALL)$(INSTALL)