diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 55d5c698..d1f28aa1 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func main() {
 
 		containerDir := c.String("containerdir")
 		sandboxDir := c.String("sandboxdir")
+		conmonPath := c.String("conmon")
 		pausePath := c.String("pause")
 		service, err := server.New(c.String("runtime"), c.String("root"), sandboxDir, containerDir, conmonPath, pausePath)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/conmon/Makefile b/conmon/Makefile
index 1df60a69..c8c7c4a9 100644
--- a/conmon/Makefile
+++ b/conmon/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ override LIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs glib-2.0)
 override CFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra $(shell pkg-config --cflags glib-2.0)
 
 conmon: $(obj)
-	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(CFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: