diff --git a/SPECS/curl.spec b/SPECS/curl.spec
index 5bab6fa3..2bed527e 100644
--- a/SPECS/curl.spec
+++ b/SPECS/curl.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+%global optflags %(echo %optflags | sed 's/-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2//')
+
 Summary: A utility for getting files from remote servers (FTP, HTTP, and others)
 Name: curl
 Version: 7.29.0