diff --git a/clamav.spec b/clamav.spec
index 04001e4..4b2b983 100644
--- a/clamav.spec
+++ b/clamav.spec
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ Authors:
 CFLAGS="-fstack-protector"
 CXXFLAGS="-fstack-protector"
 %endif
-export CFLAGS="%optflags -fno-strict-aliasing $CFLAGS"
-export CXXFLAGS="%optflags -fno-strict-aliasing $CXXFLAGS"
+export CFLAGS="%optflags $CFLAGS"
+export CXXFLAGS="%optflags $CXXFLAGS"
 %if 0%{?suse_version} == 0910
 # SLES9 needs this macro to enable the quarantine feature in libmilter
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_FFR_QUARANTINE -D_FFR_SMFI_OPENSOCKET"