diff --git a/samples/Makefile.am b/samples/Makefile.am
index 1a7df00..dcbc9b6 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile.am
+++ b/samples/Makefile.am
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ swtpm_localca_LDADD = \
 
 swtpm_localca_LDFLAGS = \
 	-L$(top_builddir)/src/utils -lswtpm_utils \
+	$(HARDENING_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS)
 
 swtpm_localca_CFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/utils \
+	$(HARDENING_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
 install-data-local:
diff --git a/src/swtpm_bios/Makefile.am b/src/swtpm_bios/Makefile.am
index a5ba2f2..c7c3016 100644
--- a/src/swtpm_bios/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/swtpm_bios/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = \
 
 swtpm_bios_CFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/include \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/include
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/include \
+	$(HARDENING_CFLAGS)
+
+swtpm_bios_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(HARDENING_LDFLAGS)
 
 swtpm_bios_SOURCES = tpm_bios.c
 
diff --git a/src/swtpm_ioctl/Makefile.am b/src/swtpm_ioctl/Makefile.am
index e0253a2..cc8388c 100644
--- a/src/swtpm_ioctl/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/swtpm_ioctl/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ swtpm_ioctl_SOURCES = tpm_ioctl.c
 
 swtpm_ioctl_CFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/include \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/include
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/include \
+	$(HARDENING_CFLAGS)
+
+swtpm_ioctl_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(HARDENING_LDFLAGS)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	README
diff --git a/src/utils/Makefile.am b/src/utils/Makefile.am
index 8e614c6..0780a6c 100644
--- a/src/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES = \
 	libswtpm_utils.la
 
 libswtpm_utils_la_CFLAGS = \
+	$(HARDENING_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
+libswtpm_utils_la_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(HARDENING_LDFLAGS)
+
 libswtpm_utils_la_SOURCES = \
 	swtpm_utils.c