diff --git a/Makefile.config.in b/Makefile.config.in
index 500c502b4..01940ee17 100644
--- a/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/Makefile.config.in
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ PTHREAD_CAML_LINK=$(addprefix -cclib ,$(PTHREAD_LINK))
 UNIX_OR_WIN32=@unix_or_win32@
 UNIXLIB=@unixlib@
 BFD_LDLIBS=@bfd_ldlibs@
-LIBBFD_INCLUDE=@libbfd_include@
+BFD_CPPFLAGS=@bfd_cppflags@
 INSTALL_SOURCE_ARTIFACTS=@install_source_artifacts@
 
 OC_CFLAGS=@oc_cflags@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 43c196e28..872f76f16 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ asm_cfi_supported
 AS
 ASPP
 bfd_ldlibs
-libbfd_include
+bfd_cppflags
 x_libraries
 x_includes
 pthread_link
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a7d308291..ae8ee1b84 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ AC_SUBST([ocamldoc])
 AC_SUBST([pthread_link])
 AC_SUBST([x_includes])
 AC_SUBST([x_libraries])
-AC_SUBST([libbfd_include])
+AC_SUBST([bfd_cppflags])
 AC_SUBST([bfd_ldlibs])
 AC_SUBST([ASPP])
 AC_SUBST([AS])
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index e32ecce0b..1532b94c5 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ objinfo_helper$(EXE): objinfo_helper.$(O)
 objinfo_helper.$(O): $(ROOTDIR)/runtime/caml/s.h
 
 objinfo_helper.$(O): \
-  OC_CPPFLAGS += -I$(ROOTDIR)/runtime $(DEF_SYMBOL_PREFIX) $(LIBBFD_INCLUDE)
+  OC_CPPFLAGS += -I$(ROOTDIR)/runtime $(DEF_SYMBOL_PREFIX) $(BFD_CPPFLAGS)
 
 OBJINFO=$(ROOTDIR)/compilerlibs/ocamlcommon.cma \
         $(ROOTDIR)/compilerlibs/ocamlbytecomp.cma \