diff --git a/libparserutils.spec b/libparserutils.spec
index cfd1dd4..faf95c8 100644
--- a/libparserutils.spec
+++ b/libparserutils.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: libparserutils
 Version: 0.1.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: A library for building efficient parsers
 
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 The %{name}-doc package contains documentation files for %{name}.
 
 %global make_vars COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-shared PREFIX=/usr Q=
+%global build_envvars CFLAGS='%{optflags}' LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS"
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ The %{name}-doc package contains documentation files for %{name}.
 sed -i -e s@/lib/@/%{_lib}/@ -e s@/lib:@/%{_lib}:@ Makefile %{name}.pc.in
 
 %build
-make %{?_smp_mflags} %{make_vars}
+%{build_envvars} make %{?_smp_mflags} %{make_vars}
 make %{?_smp_mflags} docs %{make_vars}
 
 %install
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} %{make_vars}
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %check
-make %{?_smp_mflags} test %{make_vars}
+%{build_envvars} make %{?_smp_mflags} test %{make_vars}
 
 %files
 %doc COPYING README
@@ -85,5 +86,8 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} test %{make_vars}
 %doc build/docs/html
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 07 2014 David Tardon <dtardon@redhat.com> - 0.1.2-2
+- build with correct flags
+
 * Wed Dec 25 2013 David Tardon <dtardon@redhat.com> - 0.1.2-1
 - initial import