diff --git a/rubygem-RedCloth.spec b/rubygem-RedCloth.spec
index 3e7629c..fcca785 100644
--- a/rubygem-RedCloth.spec
+++ b/rubygem-RedCloth.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Summary: Textile parser for Ruby
 Name: rubygem-%{gemname}
 Version: 4.1.9
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 Group: Development/Languages
 License: MIT
 URL: http://redcloth.org
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ install -d -m0755 %{buildroot}%{gemdir}
 install -d -m0755 %{buildroot}%{ruby_sitelib}
 install -d -m0755 %{buildroot}%{ruby_sitearch}
 
-
+export CONFIGURE_ARGS="--with-cflags='%{optflags}'"
 gem install --local --install-dir %{buildroot}%{gemdir} \
             --force -V --rdoc %{SOURCE0}
+
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
 
 cp -a %{buildroot}%{gemdir}/bin/* %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 14 2009 Darryl Pierce <dpierce@redhat.com> - 4.1.9-5
+- Resolves: rhbz#505589 - rubygem-RedCloth-debuginfo created from stripped binaries
+
 * Fri May  1 2009 Darryl Pierce <dpierce@redhat.com> - 4.1.9-4
 - First official build for Fedora.