diff --git a/ss5/ss5.spec b/ss5/ss5.spec
index 95a570c6f3..dce4a29fbe 100644
--- a/ss5/ss5.spec
+++ b/ss5/ss5.spec
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 #   FIXME: rse: run-command and configuration still missing
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_opkg   3.7.8.8
-%define       V_dist   3.7.8-8
-%define       V_subdir 3.7.8
+%define       V_opkg   3.7.9.1
+%define       V_dist   3.7.9-1
+%define       V_subdir 3.7.9
 
 #   package information
 Name:         ss5
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Class:        EVAL
 Group:        Network
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_opkg}
-Release:      20090707
+Release:      20100111
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/ss5/ss5-%{V_dist}.tar.gz
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
 %build
     CC="%{l_cc}" \
     CXX="%{l_cxx}" \
-    CFLAGS="%{l_cflags -O}" \
+    CFLAGS="%{l_cflags -O} %{l_cppflags}" \
     CXXFLAGS="%{l_cxxflags -O}" \
     CPPFLAGS="%{l_cppflags}" \
     LDFLAGS="%{l_ldflags}" \