--- app-crypt/truecrypt/truecrypt-4.3a.ebuild
+++ app-crypt/truecrypt/truecrypt-4.3a.ebuild
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 
 	einfo "Building truecrypt utility"
 	cd "${S}/Linux/Cli"
+	export EXTRA_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+	export EXTRA_LFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
 	MAKEOPTS="-j1" emake all NO_STRIP=1 NO_WARNINGS=1 CC="$(tc-getCC)" || die "Compile and/or linking of TrueCrypt Linux CLI application failed."
 }