diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile

index e0284b8..ee2feec 100644

--- a/Makefile

+++ b/Makefile

@@ -43,13 +43,11 @@ dist: clean

 	@rm -rf dvtm-${VERSION}

 install: dvtm

-	@echo stripping executable

-	@${STRIP} dvtm

 	@echo installing executable file to ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin

 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin

-	@cp -f dvtm ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin

+	@cp -pf dvtm ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin

 	@chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dvtm

-	@cp -f dvtm-status ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin

+	@cp -pf dvtm-status ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin

 	@chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dvtm-status

 	@echo installing manual page to ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1

 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1

diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk

index 273aa45..e4a2e85 100644

--- a/config.mk

+++ b/config.mk

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ TERMINFO := ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/terminfo

 INCS = -I.

 LIBS = -lc -lutil -lncursesw

 CPPFLAGS = -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED

-CFLAGS += -std=c99 ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DNDEBUG ${CPPFLAGS}

-LDFLAGS += ${LIBS}

+CFLAGS += -std=c99 ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DNDEBUG ${CPPFLAGS} ${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}

+LDFLAGS += ${LIBS} -znow

 DEBUG_CFLAGS = ${CFLAGS} -UNDEBUG -O0 -g -ggdb -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter