diff -Naur paxtest-0.9.9.orig/Makefile paxtest-0.9.9/Makefile
--- paxtest-0.9.9.orig/Makefile	2010-02-22 18:47:19.000000000 -0500
+++ paxtest-0.9.9/Makefile	2010-07-09 16:36:09.000000000 -0400
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
 endif
 
 # for some reason the .c files need it, else GNU_STACK=RWE
-OPT_FLAGS  := -O2 $(ASFLAGS)
+# Gentoo's CFLAGS should be honored
+OPT_FLAGS  := $(CFLAGS) $(ASFLAGS)
 PTHREAD := -lpthread
 # define stripping of binaries/libs here, or set these on make's commandline,
 # else you'll loose the chpax flags!