diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ SERVER_SOURCES = src/server/slavefuncs.c
 	src/server/distrenjob.c \
 	src/server/distrenjob.h
 # distrend:
+distrend_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(MYSQL_CFLAGS)
+distrend_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(MYSQL_LDFLAGS)
 distrend_SOURCES = $(SERVER_SOURCES) \
 	src/server/distrend.c \
 	src/server/distrend.h \