diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 3e55d62eca29fa7c6396f4831bc43445eb9c2b55..a497745b37cb1d605aacf77c112cf2f8e134577c 100755
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ endif
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = mem
 mem_SOURCES = main.cpp memory/HeapMemory.cpp $(CUDA_SOURCES)
-mem_CXXFLAGS = $(INCLUDES_PATH) -I/usr/local/include
+mem_CXXFLAGS = $(INCLUDES_PATH) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)  -I/usr/local/include
 mem_CFLAGS = 
 mem_LDADD = $(LINKLIBS) -L/usr/lib64/nvidia-bumblebee/