diff --git a/python/python3-pox/python3-pox.SlackBuild b/python/python3-pox/python3-pox.SlackBuild
index 4ad1a66daa..9fded44cff 100644
--- a/python/python3-pox/python3-pox.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-pox/python3-pox.SlackBuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python3-pox
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.3.4}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.3.5}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
-python3 setup.py install --prefix=/usr  --root=$PKG --optimize=1
+CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" python3 setup.py install --prefix=/usr --root=$PKG --optimize=1
 
 find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
-  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded --remove-section=.comment --remove-section=.note 2> /dev/null || true
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a docs LICENSE README.md  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
diff --git a/python/python3-pox/python3-pox.info b/python/python3-pox/python3-pox.info
index a92fbffcf8..00efdd7076 100644
--- a/python/python3-pox/python3-pox.info
+++ b/python/python3-pox/python3-pox.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python3-pox"
-VERSION="0.3.4"
+VERSION="0.3.5"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/uqfoundation/pox"
-DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.io/packages/source/p/pox/pox-0.3.4.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="21fb7f7dab6b95de6b218aa9baaad1f9"
+DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.io/packages/source/p/pox/pox-0.3.5.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="19b37199e356d9a0451bb834924fd41f"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""