diff --git a/0003-ipvsadm-use-CFLAGS-and-LDFLAGS-environment-variables.patch b/0003-ipvsadm-use-CFLAGS-and-LDFLAGS-environment-variables.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20e0cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0003-ipvsadm-use-CFLAGS-and-LDFLAGS-environment-variables.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+From 25d7aa2faef0c36f053ee1ba418fe14022ef6f7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:49:44 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] ipvsadm: use CFLAGS and LDFLAGS environment variables
+
+Signed-off-by: Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com>
+---
+ Makefile         | 6 +++---
+ libipvs/Makefile | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 91a2991..2a1d179 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ INSTALL		= install
+ STATIC_LIBS	= libipvs/libipvs.a
+ 
+ ifeq "${ARCH}" "sparc64"
+-    CFLAGS = -Wall -Wunused -Wstrict-prototypes -g -m64 -pipe -mcpu=ultrasparc -mcmodel=medlow
++    CFLAGS += -Wall -Wunused -Wstrict-prototypes -g -m64 -pipe -mcpu=ultrasparc -mcmodel=medlow
+ else
+-    CFLAGS = -Wall -Wunused -Wstrict-prototypes -g
++    CFLAGS += -Wall -Wunused -Wstrict-prototypes -g
+ endif
+ 
+ 
+@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ libs:
+ 		make -C libipvs
+ 
+ ipvsadm:	$(OBJS) $(STATIC_LIBS)
+-		$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
++		$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
+ 
+ install:        all
+ 		if [ ! -d $(SBIN) ]; then $(MKDIR) -p $(SBIN); fi
+diff --git a/libipvs/Makefile b/libipvs/Makefile
+index f845c8b..780f3f3 100644
+--- a/libipvs/Makefile
++++ b/libipvs/Makefile
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ # Makefile for libipvs
+ 
+ CC		= gcc
+-CFLAGS		= -Wall -Wunused -Wstrict-prototypes -g -fPIC
++CFLAGS		+= -Wall -Wunused -Wstrict-prototypes -g -fPIC
+ ifneq (0,$(HAVE_NL))
+ CFLAGS		+= -DLIBIPVS_USE_NL
+ CFLAGS		+= $(shell \
+-- 
+2.14.3
+
diff --git a/ipvsadm.spec b/ipvsadm.spec
index 355ab89..4addadd 100644
--- a/ipvsadm.spec
+++ b/ipvsadm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name: ipvsadm
 Summary: Utility to administer the Linux Virtual Server
 Version: 1.29
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 URL: https://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ipvsadm/
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Source2: ipvsadm-config
 
 Patch1: 0001-ipvsadm-catch-the-original-errno-from-netlink-answer.patch
 Patch2: 0002-libipvs-discrepancy-with-libnl-genlmsg_put.patch
+Patch3: 0003-ipvsadm-use-CFLAGS-and-LDFLAGS-environment-variables.patch
 
 BuildRequires: gcc
 Buildrequires: libnl3-devel
@@ -39,10 +40,11 @@ services. Supported Features include:
 %setup -q
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 %set_build_flags
-CFLAGS="%{optflags}" make
+%{__make}
 
 %install
 %{__rm} -rf %{buildroot}
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ CFLAGS="%{optflags}" make
 %{_mandir}/man8/%{name}-save.8*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 27 2018 Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com> - 1.29-8
+- Use CFLAGS and LDFLAGS environment variables (#1543790)
+
 * Fri Feb 23 2018 Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com> - 1.29-7
 - Add %set_build_flags (#1543790)