diff --git a/bc.spec b/bc.spec
index e14a6ca..9a9b963 100644
--- a/bc.spec
+++ b/bc.spec
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ and "pushes" its results back onto the stack.
 %patch2 -p1
 
 %build
-export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -O0"
 %configure \
   --with-readline \
   --without-libedit