diff --git a/package/kodi/kodi.mk b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
index f95d20d889..cc42df40aa 100644
--- a/package/kodi/kodi.mk
+++ b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ 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) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags egl)"
 KODI_CONF_OPTS += --enable-gles
 else
 KODI_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gles