diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 413a8e3..78f5815 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+fcgi-cgi (0.2.1-2) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * backport to compat 8, hardening flags
+
+ -- Stefan Bühler <stbuehler@web.de>  Sat, 25 May 2013 13:40:47 +0200
+
 fcgi-cgi (0.2.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index ec63514..45a4fb7 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9
+8
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 06c9b68..f4e6d6a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: fcgi-cgi
 Section: web
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Stefan Bühler <stbuehler@web.de>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), cmake, libglib2.0-dev, libev-dev, cdbs
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8), cmake, libglib2.0-dev, libev-dev, cdbs
 Standards-Version: 3.9.4
 Homepage: http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/fcgi-cgi
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index c884e81..f09850d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 
+CFLAGS:=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS:=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS)
+
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS=-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo"
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS+=-DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)"