diff --git a/driver_library/python/CMakeLists.txt b/driver_library/python/CMakeLists.txt
index a16c612..41fcd1a 100644
--- a/driver_library/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/driver_library/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     set(OUT_WHL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pydriver.whl.timestamp")
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT  ${OUT_WHL}
                        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E cmake_echo_color --green "Building Python binary package ..."
-                       COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env ${DRIVER_ENV} CXX=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${SETUP_PY} bdist_wheel
+                       COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env ${DRIVER_ENV} CXX=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} CXXFLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} CFLAGS=${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${SETUP_PY} bdist_wheel
                        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch ${OUT_WHL}
                        DEPENDS ${OUT_WRAP})
 endif()