diff --git a/OpenIPMI.spec b/OpenIPMI.spec
index c96bc2c..9cd16d0 100644
--- a/OpenIPMI.spec
+++ b/OpenIPMI.spec
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ rm -rf ./libedit
 %build
 export EDIT_CFLAGS=`pkg-config --cflags libedit`
 export EDIT_LIBS=`pkg-config --libs libedit`
-export CFLAGS="-fPIC %{optflags} -z now -fno-strict-aliasing"
 
 # generate new configure script we need this since we removed the libedit directory
 %{__libtoolize} --copy --force --automake
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ export CFLAGS="-fPIC %{optflags} -z now -fno-strict-aliasing"
 # libedit end
 
 %configure \
+    CFLAGS="-fPIC %{optflags} -z now -fno-strict-aliasing" \
     LDFLAGS="%{__global_ldflags} -Wl,--as-needed" \
     --disable-dependency-tracking \
     --disable-static \