diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 425ca95..5373e55 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: binutils%{?name_cross}%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.35.2
-Release: 15%{?dist}
+Release: 16%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 URL: https://sourceware.org/binutils
 
@@ -945,8 +945,8 @@ exit 0
 %license COPYING COPYING3 COPYING3.LIB COPYING.LIB
 %doc README
 %{_bindir}/%{?cross}[!l]*
-# %%verify(symlink) does not work for some reason, so using "owner" instead.
-%verify(owner) %{_bindir}/%{?cross}ld
+# Strictly speaking ld is a symlink not a ghost file, but %%verify does not support symlinks
+%ghost %{_bindir}/%{?cross}ld
 %{_bindir}/%{?cross}ld.bfd
 
 %if %{with docs}
@@ -986,6 +986,9 @@ exit 0
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 21 2022 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.35.2-16
+- Fix the handling of the /usr/bin/ld file.  (#2042447)
+
 * Tue Jan 18 2022 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.35.2-15
 - Fix testsuite failures.  (#2039325)