diff --git a/src/native/configure.in b/src/native/configure.in
index 37b32237..4ee653b6 100644
--- a/src/native/configure.in
+++ b/src/native/configure.in
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ AC_JNI_INCLUDE_DIR
 for JNI_INCLUDE_DIR in $JNI_INCLUDE_DIRS
 do
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$JNI_INCLUDE_DIR"
-    CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -I$JNI_INCLUDE_DIR"
 done
 
 AC_SUBST(native_build_dir, [$NATIVE_BUILD_DIR])