diff --git a/src/egl/wayland/wayland-egl/Makefile.am b/src/egl/wayland/wayland-egl/Makefile.am
index 730fd03ddbe..7dde9552f33 100644
--- a/src/egl/wayland/wayland-egl/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/egl/wayland/wayland-egl/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgconfig_DATA = wayland-egl.pc
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(DEFINES) \
 	    $(VISIBILITY_CFLAGS) \
-	    $(WAYLAND_SERVER_CFLAGS)
+	    $(WAYLAND_CLIENT_CFLAGS)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libwayland-egl.la
 noinst_HEADERS = wayland-egl-backend.h