diff --git a/galera.spec b/galera.spec
index d34b87c..8fd5778 100644
--- a/galera.spec
+++ b/galera.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ replication engine see http://www.codership.com.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-export CPPFLAGS="%{optflags}"
+CPPFLAGS="%{optflags}"
+CPPFLAGS=`echo $CPPFLAGS| sed -e "s|-Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS||g" `
+export CPPFLAGS
+
 scons %{?_smp_mflags} strict_build_flags=0