--- a/gtk/Makefile
+++ b/gtk/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 
 CXXFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) \
 	 -fno-exceptions \
-	 -fno-rtti
+	 -fno-rtti \
+	 ${EXTRA_CXXFLAGS}
 
 LIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs gtk+-3.0)
 
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@
 	./keymap2cc
 
 gcc111libbid.a:
-	sh ./build-intel-lib.sh
+	+sh ./build-intel-lib.sh
 	ln -s IntelRDFPMathLib20U1/TESTS/readtest.c
 
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