diff --git a/Makefile.minimal b/Makefile.minimal
index 97ce201ea..f9c4b53cb 100644
--- a/Makefile.minimal
+++ b/Makefile.minimal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile to build the SDL library
 
-INCLUDE = -I./include
-CFLAGS  = -g -O2 $(INCLUDE)
+CPPFLAGS = -I./include
+CFLAGS  = -g -O2
 AR	= ar
 RANLIB	= ranlib