diff --git a/cabal-rpm.cabal b/cabal-rpm.cabal
--- a/cabal-rpm.cabal
+++ b/cabal-rpm.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: cabal-rpm
-Version: 0.2.2
+Version: 0.2.3
 License: GPL
 License-File: COPYING
 Author: Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
diff --git a/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm.hs b/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm.hs
--- a/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm.hs
+++ b/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
 -- |
 -- Module      :  Distribution.Package.Rpm
 -- Copyright   :  Bryan O'Sullivan 2007
@@ -160,8 +162,14 @@
                -> IO (FilePath, [FilePath])
 
 createSpecFile force pkgDesc flags tgtPfx = do
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ < 607
+    (compiler, _) <- configCompiler (rpmCompiler flags) Nothing Nothing
+                     defaultProgramConfiguration
+                     (rpmVerbosity flags)
+#else
     compiler <- configCompiler (rpmCompiler flags) Nothing Nothing
                 (rpmVerbosity flags)
+#endif
     now <- getCurrentTime
     defRelease <- defaultRelease now
     let pkg = package pkgDesc
diff --git a/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm/Setup.hs b/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm/Setup.hs
--- a/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm/Setup.hs
+++ b/src/Distribution/Package/Rpm/Setup.hs
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@
              "Don't generate API docs",
       Option "" ["disable-library-profiling"] (NoArg (\x -> x { rpmLibProf = False }))
              "Don't generate profiling libraries",
-      Option "" ["disable-optimisation"] (NoArg (\x -> x { rpmOptimisation = False }))
-             "Don't generate optimised code",
       Option "" ["disable-optimization"] (NoArg (\x -> x { rpmOptimisation = False }))
              "Don't generate optimised code",
       Option "" ["disable-split-objs"] (NoArg (\x -> x { rpmSplitObjs = False }))
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@
       Option "" ["topdir"] (ReqArg (\path x -> x { rpmTopDir = Just path }) "TOPDIR")
              "Override the default build directory",
       Option "v" ["verbose"] (ReqArg (\verb x -> x { rpmVerbosity = flagToVerbosity (Just verb) }) "n")
-             "Override the default build directory",
+             "Change build verbosity",
       Option "" ["version"] (ReqArg (\vers x -> x { rpmVersion = Just vers }) "VERSION")
              "Override the default package version"
     ]