diff --git a/winsup/ChangeLog b/winsup/ChangeLog
index 798f200a7..c04c56281 100644
--- a/winsup/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-03-28  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* Makefile.common (ALL_CXXFLAGS): Make normal '=' type variable so that
+	CXXFLAGS is properly interpreted.
+
 2003-03-17  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
 
 	* Makefile.common (w32api_lib): Default to system w32api directory if
diff --git a/winsup/Makefile.common b/winsup/Makefile.common
index 33629c00a..d0c69ab7c 100644
--- a/winsup/Makefile.common
+++ b/winsup/Makefile.common
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ LIBM:=$(newlib_build)/libm/libm.a
 CRT0:=$(newlib_build)/libc/crt0.o
 
 ALL_CFLAGS:=$(DEFS) $(MALLOC_DEBUG) $(CFLAGS) $(GCC_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
-ALL_CXXFLAGS:=$(DEFS) $(MALLOC_DEBUG) $(CXXFLAGS) $(GCC_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
+ALL_CXXFLAGS=$(DEFS) $(MALLOC_DEBUG) $(CXXFLAGS) $(GCC_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
 
 ifndef PREPROCESS
 c=-c