diff --git a/src/cairo.mk b/src/cairo.mk
index cbb333a2..5ea896dd 100644
--- a/src/cairo.mk
+++ b/src/cairo.mk
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ define $(PKG)_BUILD
     $(SED) -i 's,libpng12,libpng,g'                          '$(1)/configure'
     $(SED) -i 's,^\(Libs:.*\),\1 @CAIRO_NONPKGCONFIG_LIBS@,' '$(1)/src/cairo.pc.in'
     cd '$(1)' && ./configure \
-        --host='$(TARGET)' \
-        --build="`config.guess`" \
-        --disable-shared \
-        --prefix='$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)' \
+        $(MXE_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
         --disable-gtk-doc \
         --disable-test-surfaces \
         --disable-gcov \