diff --git a/src/flameo/Makefile b/src/flameo/Makefile
index 5389e2f..52785c3 100644
--- a/src/flameo/Makefile
+++ b/src/flameo/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include ${FSLCONFDIR}/default.mk
 
 PROJNAME = flame
 
-USRINCFLAGS = -I${INC_NEWMAT} -I${INC_PROB} -I${INC_ZLIB} -DCIFTILIB_USE_XMLPP -I${FSLEXTINC} -I${INC_XML2} -I${INC_XML++} -I${INC_XML++CONF} -I${INC_BOOST} -I${FSLDIR}/include/ciftiio
+USRINCFLAGS = -fPIC -I${INC_NEWMAT} -I${INC_PROB} -I${INC_ZLIB} -I${FSLEXTINC} ${CIFTICFLAGS} -I${INC_BOOST} -I${FSLDIR}/include/ciftiio
 USRLDFLAGS = -L${LIB_NEWMAT} -L${LIB_PROB} -L${LIB_ZLIB}
 
 UNAME := $(shell uname)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ifeq (${UNAME},Darwin)
         LIBS = -liconv
 endif
 
-LIBS += -lutils -lnewimage -lmiscmaths -lm -lnewmat -lfslio -lniftiio -lcifti -lxml++-2.6 -lxml2 -lboost_filesystem -lboost_system -lznz -lprob -lz 
+LIBS += -lutils -lnewimage -lmiscmaths -lm -lnewmat -lfslio -lniftiio ${CIFTILIBS} -lboost_filesystem -lboost_system -lznz -lprob -lz 
 
 XFILES = flameo
 
diff --git a/src/melodic/Makefile b/src/melodic/Makefile
index 53b951a..803c39e 100644
--- a/src/melodic/Makefile
+++ b/src/melodic/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ OPTFLAGS_alphaev6-dec-osf5.0-gcc2.95.2 = -O3 -mieee -mfp-trap-mode=sui
 
 PROJNAME = melodic
 
-USRINCFLAGS = -I${INC_NEWMAT} -I${INC_PROB} -I${INC_GD} -I${INC_GDC} -I${INC_PNG} -I${INC_ZLIB} -DCIFTILIB_USE_XMLPP -I${FSLEXTINC} -I${INC_XML2} -I${INC_XML++} -I${INC_XML++CONF} -I${INC_BOOST} -I${FSLDIR}/include/ciftiio
+USRINCFLAGS = -fPIC -I${INC_NEWMAT} -I${INC_PROB} -I${INC_GD} -I${INC_GDC} -I${INC_PNG} -I${INC_ZLIB} -I${FSLEXTINC} ${CIFTICFLAGS} -I${INC_BOOST} -I${FSLDIR}/include/ciftiio
 USRLDFLAGS = -L${LIB_NEWMAT} -L${LIB_PROB} -L${LIB_GD} -L${LIB_GDC} -L${LIB_PNG} -L${LIB_ZLIB}
 
 UNAME := $(shell uname)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ifeq (${UNAME},Darwin)
         LIBS = -liconv
 endif
 
-LIBS += -lutils -lnewimage -lmiscplot -lmiscpic -lmiscmaths -lfslio -lniftiio -lcifti -lxml++-2.6 -lxml2 -lboost_filesystem -lboost_system -lznz -lnewmat -lprob -lm  -lgdc -lgd -lpng -lz
+LIBS += -lutils -lnewimage -lmiscplot -lmiscpic -lmiscmaths -lfslio -lniftiio ${CIFTILIBS} -lboost_filesystem -lboost_system -lznz -lnewmat -lprob -lm  -lgdc -lgd -lpng -lz
 
 TEST_OBJS = test.o