diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_h323/Makefile.am b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_h323/Makefile.am
index f9d92a6c03..cd3a5a0d26 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_h323/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_h323/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MODNAME=mod_h323
 
 mod_LTLIBRARIES = mod_h323.la
 mod_h323_la_SOURCES  = mod_h323.cpp
-mod_h323_la_CFLAGS   = $(AM_CFLAGS) -fno-exceptions
+mod_h323_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) -fno-exceptions
 mod_h323_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -I/usr/include/openh323  -I. -DPTRACING=1 -D_REENTRANT
 mod_h323_la_CPPFLAGS += -DPTRACING=1 -D_REENTRANT
 mod_h323_la_LIBADD   = $(switch_builddir)/libfreeswitch.la