@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def build(setup_kwargs: Any) -> None:
                         "src/zeroconf/_listener.py",
                         "src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.py",
                         "src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.py",
+                        "src/zeroconf/_handlers/answers.py",
                         "src/zeroconf/_handlers/record_manager.py",
                         "src/zeroconf/_handlers/query_handler.py",
                         "src/zeroconf/_services/registry.py",
 
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+import cython
+
+from .._protocol.outgoing cimport DNSOutgoing
+
+
+cdef object _FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE_AA
+cdef object NAME_GETTER
+
+cpdef construct_outgoing_multicast_answers(cython.dict answers)
+
+cpdef construct_outgoing_unicast_answers(
+    cython.dict answers, object ucast_source, cython.list questions, object id_
+)
+
+cdef _add_answers_additionals(DNSOutgoing out, cython.dict answers)
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@
 
 _AnswerWithAdditionalsType = Dict[DNSRecord, Set[DNSRecord]]
 
+int_ = int
+
 
 MULTICAST_DELAY_RANDOM_INTERVAL = (20, 120)
 
 NAME_GETTER = attrgetter('name')
 
+_FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE_AA = _FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE | _FLAGS_AA
+
 
 class QuestionAnswers(NamedTuple):
     ucast: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType
@@ -52,16 +56,16 @@ class AnswerGroup(NamedTuple):
 
 def construct_outgoing_multicast_answers(answers: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType) -> DNSOutgoing:
     """Add answers and additionals to a DNSOutgoing."""
-    out = DNSOutgoing(_FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE | _FLAGS_AA, multicast=True)
+    out = DNSOutgoing(_FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE_AA, True)
     _add_answers_additionals(out, answers)
     return out
 
 
 def construct_outgoing_unicast_answers(
-    answers: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType, ucast_source: bool, questions: List[DNSQuestion], id_: int
+    answers: _AnswerWithAdditionalsType, ucast_source: bool, questions: List[DNSQuestion], id_: int_
 ) -> DNSOutgoing:
     """Add answers and additionals to a DNSOutgoing."""
-    out = DNSOutgoing(_FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE | _FLAGS_AA, multicast=False, id_=id_)
+    out = DNSOutgoing(_FLAGS_QR_RESPONSE_AA, False, id_)
     # Adding the questions back when the source is legacy unicast behavior
     if ucast_source:
         for question in questions: