diff --git a/build/modmake.rules.in b/build/modmake.rules.in
index ea77e9573b..67fbecf303 100644
--- a/build/modmake.rules.in
+++ b/build/modmake.rules.in
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 switch_builddir=@switch_builddir@
 switch_srcdir=@switch_srcdir@
 
+build=@build@
+host=@host@
+target=$(host)
+
 CC=@CC@
 CXX=@CXX@
 AWK=@AWK@
@@ -37,11 +41,15 @@ DYNAMIC_LIB_EXTEN = @DYNAMIC_LIB_EXTEN@
 LIBTOOL_LIB_EXTEN = @LIBTOOL_LIB_EXTEN@
 SOLINK = @SOLINK@
 
+CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS=@SWITCH_AM_LDFLAGS@ @LDFLAGS@ $(OUR_LDFLAGS)
 
 ALL_CFLAGS   = $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(MOD_CFLAGS) @SWITCH_AM_CFLAGS@ @CFLAGS@ -D_GNU_SOURCE $(OUR_CFLAGS)
 ALL_CXXFLAGS   = $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(MOD_CFLAGS) @SWITCH_AM_CXXFLAGS@ @CXXFLAGS@ -D_GNU_SOURCE $(OUR_CFLAGS)
 
+DEFAULT_ARGS:= --build=$(build) --host=$(host) --target=$(target) --prefix=$(PREFIX) --disable-shared --with-pic
+DEFAULT_VARS:= CFLAGS="$(ALL_CFLAGS)" CPPFLAGS="$(ALL_CXXFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" CC="$(CC)" CXX="$(CXX)"
+
 COMPILE      = $(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(DEFS)
 LTCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile --tag=CC $(COMPILE)
 LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link --tag=CC $(CCLD) $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -module -avoid-version -rpath $(MODINSTDIR) -o $@
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile b/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile
index 9630aaadb1..6f3e3b0d2b 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile
@@ -11,15 +11,13 @@ LOCAL_LIBADD=$(JSONLA)
 
 include $(BASE)/build/modmake.rules
 
-DEFAULT_ARGS=--prefix=$(PREFIX) --disable-shared --with-pic
-
 $(LOCAL_OBJS): $(LOCAL_SOURCES)
 
 $(JSON_DIR):
 	$(GETLIB) $(json-c).tar.gz
 
 $(JSON_DIR)/Makefile: $(JSON_DIR)
-	cd $(JSON_DIR) && CFLAGS=$(AM_CFLAGS) CC=$(CC) CXX=$(CXX) ./configure --disable-shared --with-pic CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
+	cd $(JSON_DIR) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
 	$(TOUCH_TARGET)
 
 $(JSONLA): $(JSON_DIR)/Makefile
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/Makefile b/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/Makefile
index f5b41cba36..f9871bcefd 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/Makefile
@@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ LOCAL_LIBADD=$(MEMCACHEDLA)
 
 include $(switch_srcdir)/build/modmake.rules
 
-DEFAULT_ARGS=--prefix=$(PREFIX) --disable-shared --with-pic
-
 $(LOCAL_OBJS): $(LOCAL_SOURCES)
 
 $(MEMCACHED_DIR):
 	$(GETLIB) $(MEMCACHED).tar.gz
 
 $(MEMCACHED_DIR)/Makefile: $(MEMCACHED_DIR)
-	cd $(MEMCACHED_DIR) && CFLAGS=$(AM_CFLAGS) CC=$(CC) CXX=$(CXX) ./configure --disable-shared --with-pic --with-memcached=no CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
+	cd $(MEMCACHED_DIR) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) --with-memcached=no CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
 	$(TOUCH_TARGET)
 
 $(MEMCACHEDLA): $(MEMCACHED_DIR)/Makefile
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_soundtouch/Makefile b/src/mod/applications/mod_soundtouch/Makefile
index c86b25578d..cc14cf6c6c 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_soundtouch/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_soundtouch/Makefile
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ LA=$(DIRECTORY)/source/SoundTouch/.libs/libSoundTouch.a
 BASE=../../../..
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -I$(DIRECTORY)/include -DINTEGER_SAMPLES
 LOCAL_LIBADD=$(LA)
-DEFAULT_ARGS=--prefix=$(PREFIX) --disable-shared --with-pic
 
 include $(BASE)/build/modmake.rules
 
 $(DIRECTORY)/Makefile $(DIRECTORY)/config.status:
 	$(GETLIB) $(VERSION).tar.gz
-	cd $(DIRECTORY) && ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) --enable-integer-samples
+	cd $(DIRECTORY) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) --enable-integer-samples
 	$(TOUCH_TARGET)
 
 $(LA): $(DIRECTORY)/Makefile $(DIRECTORY)/config.status
diff --git a/src/mod/directories/mod_ldap/Makefile b/src/mod/directories/mod_ldap/Makefile
index d8c5b9e4f1..520638961b 100644
--- a/src/mod/directories/mod_ldap/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/directories/mod_ldap/Makefile
@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ LIBLBERLA=$(LDAP_DIR)/libraries/liblber/liblber.la
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS=-DWITH_OPENLDAP -DLDAP_DEPRECATED -I$(LDAP_DIR)/include
 
-DEFAULT_ARGS= --prefix=$(PREFIX) --disable-shared --with-pic --disable-slapd
-DEFAULT_ARGS+= --disable-bdb --disable-hdb
-
 LOCAL_LIBADD=$(LDAPLA) $(LIBLBERLA)
 
 include $(switch_srcdir)/build/modmake.rules
 
+DEFAULT_ARGS+= --disable-slapd --disable-bdb --disable-hdb
+
 $(LDAP_DIR):
 	$(GETLIB) $(LDAP).tar.gz
-	cd $(LDAP_DIR) && CFLAGS="`echo $(CFLAGS) | sed -e 's:-std=c99::'`" ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS)
+	cd $(LDAP_DIR) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) CFLAGS="`echo $(CFLAGS) | sed -e 's:-std=c99::'`" ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS)
 
 $(LDAPLA) $(LIBLBERLA): $(LDAP_DIR)
 	cd $(LDAP_DIR) && $(MAKE)
diff --git a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/Makefile b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/Makefile
index cf432def3b..4f93838e22 100644
--- a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/Makefile
@@ -22,15 +22,13 @@ LOCAL_SOURCES=$(MP3SOURCES)
 
 include $(switch_srcdir)/build/modmake.rules
 
-DEFAULT_ARGS=--prefix=$(PREFIX) --disable-shared --with-pic
-
 $(LOCAL_OBJS): $(LOCAL_SOURCES)
 
 $(MPG123_DIR):
 	$(GETLIB) $(MPG123).tar.gz
 
 $(MPG123_DIR)/Makefile: $(MPG123_DIR)
-	cd $(MPG123_DIR) && CFLAGS=$(AM_CFLAGS) CC=$(CC) CXX=$(CXX) ./configure --disable-shared --with-pic CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
+	cd $(MPG123_DIR) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
 	$(TOUCH_TARGET)
 
 $(MPG123LA): $(MPG123_DIR)/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ $(LAME_DIR):
 	$(GETLIB) $(LAME).tar.gz
 
 $(LAME_DIR)/Makefile: $(LAME_DIR)
-	cd $(LAME_DIR) && CC=$(CC) CXX=$(CXX) ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) --disable-decoder CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
+	cd $(LAME_DIR) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) --disable-decoder CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
 	$(TOUCH_TARGET)
 
 $(LAMELA): $(LAME_DIR)/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ $(SHOUT_DIR):
 	$(GETLIB) $(SHOUT).tar.gz
 
 $(SHOUT_DIR)/Makefile: $(SHOUT_DIR)
-	cd $(SHOUT_DIR) && CC=$(CC) CXX=$(CXX) ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) --without-speex --without-vorbis --without-ogg CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
+	cd $(SHOUT_DIR) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) --without-speex --without-vorbis --without-ogg CPPFLAGS= LDFLAGS=
 	$(TOUCH_TARGET)
 
 $(SHOUTLA): $(SHOUT_DIR)/Makefile
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_yaml/Makefile b/src/mod/languages/mod_yaml/Makefile
index 1150826b55..c7b99526ec 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_yaml/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_yaml/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(BASE)/build/modmake.rules
 local_depend: $(LIBYAML_A)
 
 $(LIBYAML_A):
-	cd $(YAMLLIB) && ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) --disable-shared --with-pic
+	cd $(YAMLLIB) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS)
 	cd $(YAMLLIB) && $(MAKE)
 
 yamlclean:
diff --git a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_ldap/Makefile b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_ldap/Makefile
index 16e527ed4d..1c4aa5f1d1 100644
--- a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_ldap/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_ldap/Makefile
@@ -9,16 +9,15 @@ LIBLUTILA=$(LDAP_DIR)/libraries/liblutil/liblutil.a
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS=-DWITH_OPENLDAP -DLDAP_DEPRECATED -I$(LDAP_DIR)/include
 
-DEFAULT_ARGS= --prefix=$(PREFIX) --disable-shared --with-pic --disable-slapd
-DEFAULT_ARGS+= --disable-slurpd --disable-relay --disable-bdb --disable-hdb
-
 LOCAL_LIBADD=$(LDAPLA) $(LIBLBERLA) $(LIBLUTILA)
 
 include $(switch_srcdir)/build/modmake.rules
 
+DEFAULT_ARGS+= --disable-slapd --disable-slurpd --disable-relay --disable-bdb --disable-hdb
+
 $(LDAP_DIR):
 	$(GETLIB) $(LDAP).tar.gz
-	cd $(LDAP_DIR) && CFLAGS="`echo $(CFLAGS) | sed -e 's:-std=c99::'`" ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS)
+	cd $(LDAP_DIR) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) CFLAGS="`echo $(CFLAGS) | sed -e 's:-std=c99::'`" ./configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS)
 
 $(LIBLUTILA) $(LDAPLA) $(LIBLBERLA): $(LDAP_DIR)
 	cd $(LDAP_DIR) && $(MAKE)