diff --git a/cjdns.spec b/cjdns.spec
index 1d0a58f..e55a80d 100644
--- a/cjdns.spec
+++ b/cjdns.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 
 # Fedora review: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/1268716
 
+# Option to enable SUBNODE mode (WIP)
+%bcond_with subnode
 # Use the optimized libnacl embedded with cjdns
+%if %{with subnode}
+%global use_embedded 1
+%else
 %global use_embedded 0
+%endif
 # Use libsodium instead of nacl
 %global use_libsodium 1
-# Option to enable SUBNODE mode (WIP)
-%bcond_with subnode
 # Option to disable SECCOMP: confusing backward logic
 %bcond_without seccomp
 
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@
 Name:           cjdns
 # major version is cjdns protocol version:
 Version:        19.1
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        The privacy-friendly network without borders
 Group:          System Environment/Base
 # cjdns is all GPLv3 except libuv which is MIT and BSD and ISC
@@ -263,6 +267,9 @@ cd -
 %if !%{with seccomp}
 export Seccomp_NO=1
 %endif
+%if %{with subnode}
+export SUBNODE=1
+%endif
 CJDNS_RELEASE_VERSION="%{name}-%{version}-%{release}" ./do
 
 # FIXME: use system libuv on compatible systems