diff --git a/fxload-cflags-ldflags.patch b/fxload-cflags-ldflags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce7e7ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fxload-cflags-ldflags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up fxload-2008_10_13/Makefile.cflags fxload-2008_10_13/Makefile
+--- fxload-2008_10_13/Makefile.cflags	2008-10-13 17:44:04.000000000 -0400
++++ fxload-2008_10_13/Makefile	2018-02-25 23:11:02.416103160 -0500
+@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ release:	rpms
+ 
+ # object files
+ $(PROG): $(FILES_OBJ)
+-	$(CC) -o $(PROG) $(FILES_OBJ)
++	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(PROG) $(FILES_OBJ)
+ 
+ %.o: %.c
+ 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS)  $< -o $@
diff --git a/fxload-noa3load.patch b/fxload-noa3load.patch
index 7d80fee..e18b732 100644
--- a/fxload-noa3load.patch
+++ b/fxload-noa3load.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-diff -urN fxload-2002_04_11/fxload.8 fxload-2002_04_11-noa3load/fxload.8
---- fxload-2002_04_11/fxload.8	2002-04-11 22:08:01.000000000 -0600
-+++ fxload-2002_04_11-noa3load/fxload.8	2007-11-16 23:13:40.000000000 -0700
-@@ -217,15 +217,6 @@
+diff -up fxload-2008_10_13/fxload.8.fxload-noa3load fxload-2008_10_13/fxload.8
+--- fxload-2008_10_13/fxload.8.fxload-noa3load	2008-10-13 17:44:04.000000000 -0400
++++ fxload-2008_10_13/fxload.8	2018-02-25 23:33:18.717749708 -0500
+@@ -224,15 +224,6 @@ and some firmware can't be placed in boo
  .B DEVICE
  normally names a "usbfs" file that will be used to talk to the device.
  This is provided by the Linux kernel as part of USB hotplugging.
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ diff -urN fxload-2002_04_11/fxload.8 fxload-2002_04_11-noa3load/fxload.8
  .SH "SEE ALSO"
  .BR hotplug "(8) "
  .SH "AUTHORS"
-diff -urN fxload-2002_04_11/README.txt fxload-2002_04_11-noa3load/README.txt
---- fxload-2002_04_11/README.txt	2002-04-11 22:08:01.000000000 -0600
-+++ fxload-2002_04_11-noa3load/README.txt	2007-11-16 23:13:29.000000000 -0700
-@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
+diff -up fxload-2008_10_13/README.txt.fxload-noa3load fxload-2008_10_13/README.txt
+--- fxload-2008_10_13/README.txt.fxload-noa3load	2008-10-13 17:44:04.000000000 -0400
++++ fxload-2008_10_13/README.txt	2018-02-25 23:33:18.717749708 -0500
+@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ firmware on devices which boot from I2C
  use, as well as downloading firmware to all other off-chip memory,
  a second stage loader must first be downloaded.
  
diff --git a/fxload.spec b/fxload.spec
index 3cc016f..aaf9b92 100644
--- a/fxload.spec
+++ b/fxload.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: fxload
 Version: 2008_10_13
-Release: 9%{?dist}
+Release: 10%{?dist}
 Summary: A helper program to download firmware into FX and FX2 EZ-USB devices
 
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Source0: fxload-%{version}-noa3load.tar.gz
 # ./fxload-generate-tarball.sh 2008_10_13
 Source1: fxload-generate-tarball.sh
 Patch0: fxload-noa3load.patch
+Patch1: fxload-cflags-ldflags.patch
 
 BuildRequires: gcc kernel-headers
 Requires: udev
@@ -29,9 +30,10 @@ appears on the bus.
 %prep
 %setup -q 
 %patch0 -p1 -b .fxload-noa3load
+%patch1 -p1 -b .cflags
 
 %build 
-make
+make CC=gcc CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS"
 
 %install
 mkdir -p -m 755 %{buildroot}/sbin
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ install -m 644 fxload.8 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man8/
 %{_mandir}/*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Feb 25 2018 Charles R. Anderson <cra@wpi.edu> - 2008_10_13-10
+- Patch to apply CFLAGS/LDFLAGS to final link so RPM_OPT_FLAGS are picked up (rhbz#1548426)
+- Use CC=gcc explicitly
+- Regenerate fxload-noa3load.patch
+
 * Sun Feb 18 2018 Charles R. Anderson <cra@wpi.edu> - 2008_10_13-9
 - add BR gcc
 - remove Group:, BuildRoot: and rm -rf in install section