diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e117fa6..cc4e332 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ PSDIR			= @psdir@
 
 NATIVE_CC 		= @native_cc@
 NATIVE_CC_HOST		= @native_cc_host@
+NATIVE_CC_CFGHOST	= @native_cc_cfghost@
+NATIVE_CC_CFLAGS	= @native_cc_cflags@
+NATIVE_CC_LDFLAGS	= @native_cc_ldflags@
 
 NATIVE_OS 		= @native_os@
 NATIVE_OS_BITS 		= @native_os_bits@
@@ -428,6 +431,9 @@ clean:		clean-implib
 .display-build:
 		@echo NATIVE_CC:'              '$(NATIVE_CC)
 		@echo NATIVE_CC_HOST:'         '$(NATIVE_CC_HOST)
+		@echo NATIVE_CC_CFGHOST:'      '$(NATIVE_CC_CFGHOST)
+		@echo NATIVE_CC_CFLAGS:'       '$(NATIVE_CC_CFLAGS)
+		@echo NATIVE_CC_LDFLAGS:'      '$(NATIVE_CC_LDFLAGS)
 		@echo
 		@echo NATIVE_OS:'              '$(NATIVE_OS)
 		@echo NATIVE_OS_BITS:'         '$(NATIVE_OS_BITS)
diff --git a/config.usage b/config.usage
index 36303cd..dc892e7 100644
--- a/config.usage
+++ b/config.usage
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ supported variables:
 
 	NATIVE_CC
 	NATIVE_CC_HOST
+	NATIVE_CC_CFGHOST
+	NATIVE_CC_CFLAGS
+	NATIVE_CC_LDFLAGS
 
 	NATIVE_OS
 	NATIVE_OS_BITS
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4b7fe01..a7f5808 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ init_vars()
 	# overrides
 	mb_native_cc=$NATIVE_CC
 	mb_native_cc_host=$NATIVE_CC_HOST
+	mb_native_cc_cfghost=$NATIVE_CC_CFGHOST
+	mb_native_cc_cflags=$NATIVE_CC_CFLAGS
+	mb_native_cc_ldflags=$NATIVE_CC_LDFLAGS
 
 	mb_native_os=$NATIVE_OS
 	mb_native_os_bits=$NATIVE_OS_BITS
@@ -365,7 +368,8 @@ native_defaults()
 	fi
 
 	if [ -z "$mb_native_cc_host" ]; then
-		mb_native_cc_host=$($mb_project_dir/sysinfo/host/host.sh --compiler=$mb_native_cc)
+		mb_native_cc_host=$($mb_project_dir/sysinfo/host/host.sh \
+			--compiler=$mb_native_cc --cflags="$mb_native_cc_cflags")
 	fi
 
 	if [ -z "$mb_compiler" ]; then
@@ -553,6 +557,9 @@ config_copy()
 											\
 			-e 's^@native_cc@^'"$mb_native_cc"'^g'				\
 			-e 's^@native_cc_host@^'"$mb_native_cc_host"'^g'		\
+			-e 's^@native_cc_cfghost@^'"$mb_native_cc_cfghost"'^g'		\
+			-e 's^@native_cc_cflags@^'"$mb_native_cc_cflags"'^g'		\
+			-e 's^@native_cc_ldflags@^'"$mb_native_cc_ldflags"'^g'		\
 											\
 			-e 's^@native_os@^'"$mb_native_os"'^g'				\
 			-e 's^@native_os_bits@^'"$mb_native_os_bits"'^g'		\