diff --git a/SOURCES/libtracefs-1.0.2-harden-linking.patch b/SOURCES/libtracefs-1.0.2-harden-linking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e80e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/libtracefs-1.0.2-harden-linking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/scripts/utils.mk
++++ b/scripts/utils.mk
+@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
+ 
+ do_compile_shared_library =			\
+ 	($(print_shared_lib_compile)		\
+-	$(CC) --shared $^ '-Wl,-soname,$(1),-rpath=$$ORIGIN' -o $@ $(LIBS))
++	$(CC) --shared $^ '-Wl,-soname,$(1),-rpath=$$ORIGIN' -o $@ $(GCCLDFLAGS) $(LIBS))
+ 
+ do_compile_plugin_obj =				\
+ 	($(print_plugin_obj_compile)		\
diff --git a/SPECS/libtracefs.spec b/SPECS/libtracefs.spec
index 7914fd9..35185ca 100644
--- a/SPECS/libtracefs.spec
+++ b/SPECS/libtracefs.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 Name: libtracefs
 Version: 1.0.2
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+
 Summary: Library for access kernel tracefs
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ URL: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtracefs.git/
 #Source0: libtracefs-%%{version}.tar.gz
 #Source0: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtracefs.git/snapshot/libtracefs-%%{commit}.tar.gz
 Source0: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtracefs.git/snapshot/libtracefs-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:  libtracefs-1.0.2-harden-linking.patch
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libtraceevent)
@@ -41,12 +42,16 @@ Development headers of %{name}
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %set_build_flags
+export GCCLDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,now"
 %make_build prefix=%{_prefix} libdir=%{_libdir} all 
 
 %install
+%set_build_flags
+export GCCLDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,now"
 %make_install prefix=%{_prefix} libdir=%{_libdir}
 rm -rf %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libtracefs.a
 
@@ -62,6 +67,14 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libtracefs.a
 %{_libdir}/%{name}.so
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 14 2022 Michael Petlan <mpetlan@redhat.com> - 1.0.2-7
+- Harden library linking; add the flags to install section too
+  Related: rhbz#2038853
+
+* Wed Jan 12 2022 Michael Petlan <mpetlan@redhat.com> - 1.0.2-6
+- Harden library linking
+  Related: rhbz#2038853
+
 * Mon Aug 09 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 1.0.2-5
 - Rebuilt for IMA sigs, glibc 2.34, aarch64 flags
   Related: rhbz#1991688