diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index fd4bcc9..c6f4a58 100755
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
           , 'cflags_cc!': [ '-fno-rtti',  '-fno-exceptions']
         }]        
       , ['OS=="linux"', {
-        'cflags': ['-ldl', '-Wall']
+        'cflags': ['-ldl', '-Wall', '<!@(pkg-config --cflags opencv)']
         , 'cflags!' : ['-fno-exceptions']
         , 'cflags_cc!' : ['-fno-rtti',  '-fno-exceptions']