diff --git a/ext/gd/config.m4 b/ext/gd/config.m4
index b13b942a3c74d..d9c6d4f6ee0c2 100644
--- a/ext/gd/config.m4
+++ b/ext/gd/config.m4
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ dnl or run test insufficient.
 AC_DEFUN([PHP_GD_CHECK_FORMAT],[
   old_LIBS="${LIBS}"
   LIBS="${LIBS} ${GD_SHARED_LIBADD}"
+  old_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${GDLIB_CFLAGS}"
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for working gdImageCreateFrom$1 in libgd])
   AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
   AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
   ])
   AC_LANG_POP([C])
+  CFLAGS="${old_CFLAGS}"
   LIBS="${old_LIBS}"
 ])