diff --git a/pisi/configfile.py b/pisi/configfile.py
index 3573e44e..2156396e 100644
--- a/pisi/configfile.py
+++ b/pisi/configfile.py
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ class BuildDefaults:
     host = "i686-pc-linux-gnu"
     jobs = "-j1"   
     debug = False
-    CFLAGS = "-mtune=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
-    CXXFLAGS = "-mtune=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
-    LDFLAGS = ""
+    cflags = "-mtune=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
+    cxxflags = "-mtune=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
+    ldflags = ""
     buildno = False
 
 class DirsDefaults: