diff --git a/doxygen-doc.spec b/doxygen-doc.spec
index 38b9646..34c933c 100644
--- a/doxygen-doc.spec
+++ b/doxygen-doc.spec
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ This package contains only documentation
 %endif
 
 %build
-export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fPIC"
-export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -fPIC"
 %cmake \
     -DDOC_INSTALL_DIR=share/doc/packages/%{name} \
     -Dbuild_doc=ON \
diff --git a/doxygen.changes b/doxygen.changes
index 4c7800b..bb67eca 100644
--- a/doxygen.changes
+++ b/doxygen.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun  2 13:14:24 UTC 2017 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- remove CFLAGS CXXFLAGS overrides to block PIE enablement.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb 20 17:51:08 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/doxygen.spec b/doxygen.spec
index 107277c..e9b5936 100644
--- a/doxygen.spec
+++ b/doxygen.spec
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ as well.
 %patch7 -p1
 
 %build
-export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fPIC"
-export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -fPIC"
 %cmake \
     -Dbuild_doc=OFF \
     -Dbuild_xmlparser=ON \