diff --git a/python-mysql.spec b/python-mysql.spec
index 25cbb4b..00bb8dc 100644
--- a/python-mysql.spec
+++ b/python-mysql.spec
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ Python3 interface to MySQL, built for the CPython debug runtime
 %build
 %py2_build
 %if %{with debug}
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python2}-debug setup.py build
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS" %{__python2}-debug setup.py build
 %endif
 
 %py3_build
 %if %{with debug}
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python3}-debug setup.py build
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS" %{__python3}-debug setup.py build
 %endif