diff --git a/fabtests.spec b/fabtests.spec
index df8f413..82c220b 100644
--- a/fabtests.spec
+++ b/fabtests.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Fabtests provides a set of examples that uses libfabric, a fabric software libra
 %autosetup -p0 -n  libfabric-%{version}%{git_ver}
 
 %build
+%set_build_flags
 %if 0%{?gcc_version} >= 8
 export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS --std=gnu17"
 %endif
diff --git a/libfabric.changes b/libfabric.changes
index a2b2f1b..5d40eeb 100644
--- a/libfabric.changes
+++ b/libfabric.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  4 14:40:44 UTC 2025 - Guillaume GARDET <guillaume.gardet@opensuse.org>
+
+- Build with distro flags
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 23 20:01:17 UTC 2025 - Nicolas Morey <nicolas.morey@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/libfabric.spec b/libfabric.spec
index cb8ee04..5fb5ccd 100644
--- a/libfabric.spec
+++ b/libfabric.spec
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ services, such as RDMA. This package contains the development files.
 %autosetup -p0 -n  %{name}-%{version}%{git_ver}
 
 %build
-export CFLAGS="-Wno-incompatible-pointer-types"
+%set_build_flags
+export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wno-incompatible-pointer-types"
 %if 0%{?gcc_version} >= 8
 export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS --std=gnu17"
 %endif