--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 $package = ["hdf5.pd",HDF5,PDL::IO::HDF5];
 WriteMakefile(
 	      'NAME'  	     => 'PDL::IO::HDF5',
-	      'CCFLAGS'      => "$define_bool $define_win32HDF -DH5_USE_16_API -g",  
+	      'CCFLAGS'      => "$define_bool $define_win32HDF -DH5_USE_16_API $Config{ccflags}",  
               'PREREQ_PM'  => { PDL => 2.1 },
 	      'VERSION_FROM' => 'hdf5.pd',
 	      'TYPEMAPS'     => [&PDL_TYPEMAP()],