diff --git a/dtool/pptempl/Template.models.pp b/dtool/pptempl/Template.models.pp
index 90336e7bd6..8a945bc6a4 100644
--- a/dtool/pptempl/Template.models.pp
+++ b/dtool/pptempl/Template.models.pp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ $[directory]/stamp :
     #define target $[flt:%.flt=%.egg]
     #define source $[flt]
 $[target] : $[source]
-	flt2egg -no -uo ft -rt -o $[target] $[source]
+	flt2egg -no -uo ft -rt $[FLT2EGG_OPTS] -o $[target] $[source]
 
   #end flt
 #end flt_egg