diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e471a4d..d06ccc1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ nettle_libs =   `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_DNSSEC     $(PKG_CO
                                                         HAVE_NETTLEHASH $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs nettle`
 gmp_libs =      `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_DNSSEC NO_GMP --copy -lgmp`
 sunos_libs =    `if uname | grep SunOS >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo -lsocket -lnsl -lposix4; fi`
-nft_libs =     `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_NFTSET $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs libnftables` 
-version =     -DVERSION='\"`$(top)/bld/get-version $(top)`\"'
+nft_cflags =    `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_NFTSET $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags libnftables` 
+nft_libs =      `echo $(COPTS) | $(top)/bld/pkg-wrapper HAVE_NFTSET $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs libnftables`
+version =       -DVERSION='\"`$(top)/bld/get-version $(top)`\"'
 
 sum?=$(shell $(CC) -DDNSMASQ_COMPILE_OPTS $(COPTS) -E $(top)/$(SRC)/dnsmasq.h | ( md5sum 2>/dev/null || md5 ) | cut -f 1 -d ' ')
 sum!=$(CC) -DDNSMASQ_COMPILE_OPTS $(COPTS) -E $(top)/$(SRC)/dnsmasq.h | ( md5sum 2>/dev/null || md5 ) | cut -f 1 -d ' '
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ hdrs = dnsmasq.h config.h dhcp-protocol.h dhcp6-protocol.h \
 all : $(BUILDDIR)
 	@cd $(BUILDDIR) && $(MAKE) \
  top="$(top)" \
- build_cflags="$(version) $(dbus_cflags) $(idn2_cflags) $(idn_cflags) $(ct_cflags) $(lua_cflags) $(nettle_cflags)" \
+ build_cflags="$(version) $(dbus_cflags) $(idn2_cflags) $(idn_cflags) $(ct_cflags) $(lua_cflags) $(nettle_cflags) $(nft_cflags)" \
  build_libs="$(dbus_libs) $(idn2_libs) $(idn_libs) $(ct_libs) $(lua_libs) $(sunos_libs) $(nettle_libs) $(gmp_libs) $(ubus_libs) $(nft_libs)" \
  -f $(top)/Makefile dnsmasq 
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ all-i18n : $(BUILDDIR)
 	@cd $(BUILDDIR) && $(MAKE) \
  top="$(top)" \
  i18n=-DLOCALEDIR=\'\"$(LOCALEDIR)\"\' \
- build_cflags="$(version) $(dbus_cflags) $(idn2_cflags) $(idn_cflags) $(ct_cflags) $(lua_cflags) $(nettle_cflags)" \
+ build_cflags="$(version) $(dbus_cflags) $(idn2_cflags) $(idn_cflags) $(ct_cflags) $(lua_cflags) $(nettle_cflags) $(nft_cflags)" \
  build_libs="$(dbus_libs) $(idn2_libs) $(idn_libs) $(ct_libs) $(lua_libs) $(sunos_libs) $(nettle_libs) $(gmp_libs) $(ubus_libs) $(nft_libs)"  \
  -f $(top)/Makefile dnsmasq
 	for f in `cd $(PO); echo *.po`; do \