diff --git a/highlight.spec b/highlight.spec
index 34eedca..c533aad 100644
--- a/highlight.spec
+++ b/highlight.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:           highlight
 Summary:        Universal source code to formatted text converter
 Version:        3.44
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Group:          Development/Tools
 License:        GPLv3
 
@@ -39,18 +39,26 @@ A Qt-based GUI for the highlight source code formatter source.
 %autosetup
 
 %build
-CFLAGS="%{optflags}"; export CFLAGS
-CXXFLAGS="%{optflags}"; export CXXFLAGS
-LDFLAGS="%{?__global_ldflags}"; export LDFLAGS
+#CFLAGS="%{optflags}"; export CFLAGS
+#CXXFLAGS="%{optflags}"; export CXXFLAGS
+#LDFLAGS="%{?__global_ldflags}"; export LDFLAGS
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC %{optflags}"; export CFLAGS
+CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fPIC %{optflags}"; export CXXFLAGS
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS %{?__global_ldflags}"; export LDFLAGS
 
 # Disable paralell builds, atempt to fixes FTBFS
 #%make_build all gui %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"        \
-%make_build all gui           CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"              \
-                              LDFLAGS="%{?__global_ldflags}"       \
-                              QMAKE="%{_qt5_qmake}"                \
-                              QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE="${CFLAGS}"     \
-                              QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE="${CXXFLAGS}" \
-                              QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE="${LDFLAGS}"    \
+#make_build all gui           CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"              \
+#                             LDFLAGS="%{?__global_ldflags}"       \
+#                             QMAKE="%{_qt5_qmake}"                \
+#                             QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE="${CFLAGS}"     \
+#                             QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE="${CXXFLAGS}" \
+#                             QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE="${LDFLAGS}"    \
+%make_build all gui           CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"          \
+                              CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}"      \
+                              LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"        \
+                              LFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 ${LDFLAGS}" \
+                              QMAKE="%{_qt5_qmake}"       \
                               QMAKE_STRIP=
 
 %install
@@ -83,6 +91,9 @@ desktop-file-install \
 %{_datadir}/pixmaps/highlight.xpm
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 20 2018 Filipe Rosset <rosset.filipe@gmail.com> - 3.44-2
+- attempt to fix and respect build flags rhbz #1563149
+
 * Sat Sep 15 2018 Filipe Rosset <rosset.filipe@gmail.com> - 3.44-1
 - Updated to new 3.44 upstream version