diff --git a/misc/wmweather/Makefile b/misc/wmweather/Makefile
index 18c8d47ae65d..8ee6b76320e8 100644
--- a/misc/wmweather/Makefile
+++ b/misc/wmweather/Makefile
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	curl.3:${PORTSDIR}/ftp/curl
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	xmessage:${X_CLIENTS_PORT}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	xmessage:${X_CLIENTS_PORT}
 
-LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -L${X11BASE}/lib
-CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include -I${X11BASE}/include
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include -I${X11BASE}/include" \
+		LIBS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -L${X11BASE}/lib"
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/src
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_GETOPT_LONG=yes