diff --git a/package/kodi/kodi.mk b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
index ad61f0de64..6052f15c90 100644
--- a/package/kodi/kodi.mk
+++ b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ else
 KODI_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gl --disable-rsxs --disable-sdl --disable-x11 --disable-xrandr
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_EGL_GLES),y)
 KODI_DEPENDENCIES += libegl libgles
-KODI_CONF_ENV += CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl`"
+KODI_CONF_ENV += CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags --libs egl`"
+KODI_CONF_ENV += CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags --libs egl`"
 KODI_CONF_OPTS += --enable-gles
 else
 KODI_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gles