diff --git a/recipes-multimedia/alsa/imx-alsa-plugins_git.bb b/recipes-multimedia/alsa/imx-alsa-plugins_git.bb
index faa417686..b05c3a48c 100644
--- a/recipes-multimedia/alsa/imx-alsa-plugins_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-multimedia/alsa/imx-alsa-plugins_git.bb
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ SRCREV = "b2ba082e70333f187972ee4e85f63f9d2f608331"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-INCLUDE_DIR = "-I${STAGING_INCDIR_IMX}"
-
-EXTRA_OECONF = "CFLAGS="${INCLUDE_DIR}""
+CFLAGS:append = " -I${STAGING_INCDIR_IMX}"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "${PACKAGECONFIG_SWPDM}"
 PACKAGECONFIG_SWPDM             = ""