diff --git a/opal/mca/db/pmi/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/db/pmi/Makefile.am
index 293b3e3140..2092be2651 100644
--- a/opal/mca/db/pmi/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/db/pmi/Makefile.am
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ endif
 mcacomponentdir = $(pkglibdir)
 mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
 mca_db_pmi_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+mca_db_pmi_la_CPPFLAGS = $(db_pmi_CPPFLAGS)
 mca_db_pmi_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(db_pmi_LDFLAGS)
 mca_db_pmi_la_LIBADD = $(db_pmi_LIBS) \
 	$(top_ompi_builddir)/opal/mca/common/pmi/libmca_common_pmi.la
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
 libmca_db_pmi_la_SOURCES =$(sources)
+libmca_db_pmi_la_CPPFLAGS = $(db_pmi_CPPFLAGS)
 libmca_db_pmi_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(db_pmi_LDFLAGS)
 libmca_db_pmi_la_LIBADD = $(db_pmi_LIBS)