diff --git a/syntax_checkers/c.vim b/syntax_checkers/c.vim
index 55b06de8..6080316d 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/c.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/c.vim
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_c_GetLocList()
     " determine whether to parse header files as well
     if expand('%') =~? '.h$'
         if exists('g:syntastic_c_check_header')
-            let makeprg = 'gcc -c '.shellescape(expand('%')).
-                        \ ' '.syntastic#c#GetIncludeDirs('c')
+            let makeprg = 'gcc -c '.shellescape(expand('%')) .
+                        \ ' ' . g:syntastic_c_compiler_options .
+                        \ ' ' . syntastic#c#GetIncludeDirs('c')
         else
             return []
         endif
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/cpp.vim b/syntax_checkers/cpp.vim
index 52edfe10..b5ce6fb1 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/cpp.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/cpp.vim
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 "
 " Set your compiler executable with e.g. (defaults to g++)
 "
-"   let g:syntastic_cpp_compiler = 'clang++' 
+"   let g:syntastic_cpp_compiler = 'clang++'
 
 if exists('loaded_cpp_syntax_checker')
     finish
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_cpp_GetLocList()
 
     if expand('%') =~? '\%(.h\|.hpp\|.hh\)$'
         if exists('g:syntastic_cpp_check_header')
-            let makeprg = g:syntastic_cpp_compiler.' -c '.shellescape(expand('%')).
-                        \ ' ' . g:syntastic_cpp_compiler_options. 
+            let makeprg = g:syntastic_cpp_compiler.' -c '.shellescape(expand('%')) .
+                        \ ' ' . g:syntastic_cpp_compiler_options .
                         \ ' ' . syntastic#c#GetIncludeDirs('cpp')
         else
             return []