diff --git a/whiptail.spec b/whiptail.spec
index 9204af2..f6362f3 100644
--- a/whiptail.spec
+++ b/whiptail.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Summary: A console dialog tool, for use by SME server console
 Name: whiptail
 %define version 0.51.5
 Version: %{version}
-Release: 9%{?dist}
+Release: 10%{?dist}
 License: LGPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source: whiptail-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ modifications for use by the SME server console program.
 
 %build
 D=
-cc -O2 -Wall -I/usr/include/slang -D_GNU_SOURCE \
+cc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -O2 -Wall -I/usr/include/slang -D_GNU_SOURCE \
  -c -o whiptail.o whiptail.c
-cc -O2 -Wall -I/usr/include/slang -D_GNU_SOURCE \
+cc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -O2 -Wall -I/usr/include/slang -D_GNU_SOURCE \
  $(if grep -q _newt_wstr %_libdir/libnewt.so; then echo -Dwstrlen=_newt_wstrlen; fi) \
  -c -o dialogboxes.o dialogboxes.c
-gcc -g -o whiptail whiptail.o dialogboxes.o \
+gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -g -o whiptail whiptail.o dialogboxes.o \
  -lnewt -lslang -lm  -lpopt
 
 %install
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /sbin/e-smith/whiptail
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 14 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 0.51.5-10.sme
+- fix debugsources fileliste empty [SME: 12504]
+
 * Fri Jul 14 2023 BogusDateBot
 - Eliminated rpmbuild "bogus date" warnings due to inconsistent weekday,
   by assuming the date is correct and changing the weekday.