diff --git a/net-im/centericq/Makefile b/net-im/centericq/Makefile
index 265e721debe7..72e2c4167582 100644
--- a/net-im/centericq/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/centericq/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	intl.5:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext \
 USE_OPENSSL=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -lstdc++"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-openssl --disable-konst
 #CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-fribidi
diff --git a/net/centericq/Makefile b/net/centericq/Makefile
index 265e721debe7..72e2c4167582 100644
--- a/net/centericq/Makefile
+++ b/net/centericq/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	intl.5:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext \
 USE_OPENSSL=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -lstdc++"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-openssl --disable-konst
 #CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-fribidi
diff --git a/net/easysoap/Makefile b/net/easysoap/Makefile
index 39c38eda327f..b2d7df874148 100644
--- a/net/easysoap/Makefile
+++ b/net/easysoap/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	expat.4:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/expat2
 USE_OPENSSL=	yes
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LIBS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes