diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index eb58de92d1..46c766c003 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libvirtd_conf.la
 libvirtd_conf_la_SOURCES = $(LIBVIRTD_CONF_SOURCES)
 libvirtd_conf_la_CFLAGS = \
 	$(LIBXML_CFLAGS) \
+	$(XDR_CFLAGS) \
 	$(WARN_CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)