diff --git a/macros.python b/macros.python
index 7c0f058..f0039c8 100644
--- a/macros.python
+++ b/macros.python
@@ -4,22 +4,26 @@
 # Use the slashes after expand so that the command starts on the same line as
 # the macro
 %py_build() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python2} %{py_shbang_opts}" %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python2} %{py_shbang_opts}" %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
 %py_build_egg() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_egg %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_egg %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
 %py_build_wheel() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_wheel %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_wheel %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
 %py_install() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot} %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot} %{?*}
 }
 
 %py_install_egg() %{expand:\\\
diff --git a/macros.python2 b/macros.python2
index fc514c2..d6c74c2 100644
--- a/macros.python2
+++ b/macros.python2
@@ -9,22 +9,26 @@
 # Use the slashes after expand so that the command starts on the same line as
 # the macro
 %py2_build() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python2} %{py2_shbang_opts}" %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python2} %{py2_shbang_opts}" %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
 %py2_build_egg() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_egg %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_egg %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
 %py2_build_wheel() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_wheel %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_wheel %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
 %py2_install() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot} %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python2} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot} %{?*}
 }
 
 %py2_install_egg() %{expand:\\\
diff --git a/macros.python3 b/macros.python3
index dc15710..79c33f1 100644
--- a/macros.python3
+++ b/macros.python3
@@ -10,22 +10,26 @@
 # Use the slashes after expand so that the command starts on the same line as
 # the macro
 %py3_build() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python3} %{py3_shbang_opts}" %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python3} %{py3_shbang_opts}" %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
 %py3_build_egg() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_egg %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_egg %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
 %py3_build_wheel() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_wheel %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} bdist_wheel %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
 %py3_install() %{expand:\\\
-  CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot} %{?*}
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
+  %{__python3} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot} %{?*}
 }
 
 %py3_install_egg() %{expand:\\\
diff --git a/python-rpm-macros.spec b/python-rpm-macros.spec
index e7868bf..8c095d9 100644
--- a/python-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/python-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           python-rpm-macros
 Version:        3
-Release:        26%{?dist}
+Release:        27%{?dist}
 Summary:        The unversioned Python RPM macros
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ install -m 644 %{SOURCE0} %{SOURCE1} %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 23 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3-27
+- make LDFLAGS propagated whenever CFLAGS are
+
 * Fri Feb 09 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3-26
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild