diff --git a/FreeFileSync.changes b/FreeFileSync.changes
index 5fbbee1..1630ac1 100644
--- a/FreeFileSync.changes
+++ b/FreeFileSync.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb  3 13:30:51 UTC 2025 - Guillaume GARDET <guillaume.gardet@opensuse.org>
+
+- Use distro flags to build the package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 12 07:24:35 UTC 2024 - Paolo Stivanin <info@paolostivanin.com>
 
diff --git a/FreeFileSync.spec b/FreeFileSync.spec
index 7ec9eb4..21eec6e 100644
--- a/FreeFileSync.spec
+++ b/FreeFileSync.spec
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export TMPDIR=/tmp # necessary since 11.0
 %if 0%{?force_gcc_version}
   export CXX="g++-%{?force_gcc_version}"
 %endif
+export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
+export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 %make_build -C %{name}/Source exeName=FreeFileSync
 %make_build -C %{name}/Source/RealTimeSync exeName=RealTimeSync