diff --git a/wgrib2.spec b/wgrib2.spec
index 3053f93..cd121f2 100644
--- a/wgrib2.spec
+++ b/wgrib2.spec
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ cp %SOURCE1 wgrib2/config.h
 %build
 cd wgrib2
 export CFLAGS="-I.. -I%{_includedir}/netcdf -I%{_includedir}/mysql $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fopenmp"
-export LDFLAGS="-l%{g2clib} -ljasper -lnetcdf -lpng -lmysqlclient -lsz -lz -lm -fopenmp"
+export LDFLAGS="-laec -l%{g2clib} -ljasper -lnetcdf -lpng -lmysqlclient -lz -lm -fopenmp"
 %make_build fnlist.c
 %make_build