diff --git a/RepositoryExternal.mk b/RepositoryExternal.mk
index 650c1b74d27a..0e1e6a648186 100644
--- a/RepositoryExternal.mk
+++ b/RepositoryExternal.mk
@@ -3421,6 +3421,7 @@ define gb_LinkTarget__use_gpgmepp
 $(call gb_LinkTarget_set_include,$(1),\
 	-I$(call gb_UnpackedTarball_get_dir,gpgme)/lang/cpp/src \
 	-I$(call gb_UnpackedTarball_get_dir,gpgme)/src \
+	$$(GPG_ERROR_CFLAGS) \
 	$$(INCLUDE) \
 )
 $(call gb_LinkTarget_add_libs,$(1),\