diff --git a/python-mysql.spec b/python-mysql.spec
index 946db20..b57a873 100644
--- a/python-mysql.spec
+++ b/python-mysql.spec
@@ -80,14 +80,16 @@ Python3 interface to MySQL, built for the CPython debug runtime
 %autosetup -n mysqlclient-%{version} -p1
 
 %build
+%{set_build_flags}
+
 %py2_build
 %if %{with python2_debug}
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS" %{__python2}-debug setup.py build
+%{__python2}-debug setup.py build
 %endif
 
 %py3_build
 %if %{with python3_debug}
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS" %{__python3}-debug setup.py build
+%{__python3}-debug setup.py build
 %endif