diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb849f4..03fc50f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,20 +42,16 @@ dist: clean
 	@rm -rf dvtm-${VERSION}
 
 install: dvtm
-	@echo stripping executable
-	@strip -s 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
 	@sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < dvtm.1 > ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dvtm.1
 	@chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dvtm.1
-	@echo installing terminfo description
-	@tic -o ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/terminfo -s dvtm.info
 
 uninstall:
 	@echo removing executable file from ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index bf2b565..3d09255 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LIBS = -lc -lutil -lncursesw
 # Cygwin
 #INCS += -I/usr/include/ncurses
 
-CFLAGS += -std=c99 -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DNDEBUG
+CFLAGS += -std=c99 -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DNDEBUG ${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}
 LDFLAGS += -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/lib ${LIBS}
 
 DEBUG_CFLAGS = ${CFLAGS} -UNDEBUG -O0 -g -ggdb -Wall -Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-unused-parameter