diff --git a/open-iscsi.changes b/open-iscsi.changes
index efa4dee..42e182a 100644
--- a/open-iscsi.changes
+++ b/open-iscsi.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb 25 01:32:02 UTC 2023 - Lee Duncan <lduncan@suse.com>
+
+- Build system: meson builds were ignoring optflags, and other
+  passed in compiler options.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec 21 22:47:05 UTC 2022 - Lee Duncan <lduncan@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/open-iscsi.spec b/open-iscsi.spec
index 685917d..f329ecf 100644
--- a/open-iscsi.spec
+++ b/open-iscsi.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package open-iscsi
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ the libopeniscsiusr library.
 %build
 [ -z "$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" ] || export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP=@$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
 %meson --libdir=%{_libdir} \
-	-Dc_flags="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -DOFFLOAD_BOOT_SUPPORTED" \
+	-Dc_args="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -DOFFLOAD_BOOT_SUPPORTED" \
 	-Discsi_sbindir=%{_iscsi_sbindir} -Ddbroot=%{_dbroot} -Drulesdir=%{_udevrulesdir} -Dlockdir=%{_lockdir} \
 	-Dinstall_dbdir_move_readme=%{_install_dbdir_move_readme_value} \
 	--strip