diff --git a/openbabel.spec b/openbabel.spec
index b8e0351..3830081 100644
--- a/openbabel.spec
+++ b/openbabel.spec
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ Ruby wrapper for the Open Babel library.
 %build
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 9
 %ifarch ppc64
-export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -Os -fno-inline-small-functions"
-export CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -Os -fno-inline-small-functions"
+sed -i -e 's/-python /-python -fcompact /g' scripts/Makefile.am
 %endif
 %endif
 autoreconf --force --install
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ popd
 
 %changelog
 * Thu May 08 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> 2.2.0-0.3.b4
-- add -Os -fno-inline-small-functions to optflags on F9+ ppc64 (#427700)
+- generate Python binding with -fcompact on F9+ ppc64 (#427700)
 
 * Sun Mar 02 2008 Dominik Mierzejewski <rpm@greysector.net> 2.2.0-0.2.b4
 - updated to 2.2.0 beta4