diff --git a/brltty-5.6-libs-add-ldflags.patch b/brltty-5.6-libs-add-ldflags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b670d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brltty-5.6-libs-add-ldflags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 7d93d8b..d016148 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ in
+ esac
+ if test "${GCC}" = "yes"
+ then
+-   brltty_cv_prog_make_object_shared="\$(CC) ${brltty_mkshr_gcc_make=-shared} BRLTTY_OPTIONS_LD2CC([${brltty_mkshr_ld_options}]) -o"
++   brltty_cv_prog_make_object_shared="\$(CC) ${brltty_mkshr_gcc_make=-shared} ${LDFLAGS_DYNAMIC} BRLTTY_OPTIONS_LD2CC([${brltty_mkshr_ld_options}]) -o"
+ else
+    brltty_cv_prog_make_object_shared="\$(LD) ${brltty_mkshr_ld_make} ${brltty_mkshr_ld_options} -o"
+ fi])
diff --git a/brltty.spec b/brltty.spec
index c980787..f7db4f0 100644
--- a/brltty.spec
+++ b/brltty.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 Name: brltty
 Version: %{pkg_version}
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: http://mielke.cc/brltty/
 Source0: http://mielke.cc/brltty/archive/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Patch1: brltty-loadLibrary.patch
 Patch2: brltty-5.0-libspeechd.patch
 # Upstream patch (commits 9476bc50dc8 and 796fb282e3):
 Patch3: 0001-Add-support-for-eSpeak-NG.patch
+Patch4: brltty-5.6-libs-add-ldflags.patch
 Summary: Braille display driver for Linux/Unix
 BuildRequires: byacc, glibc-kernheaders, bluez-libs-devel, systemd
 BuildRequires: gettext, at-spi2-core-devel
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ pushd python2
 %patch1 -p1 -b .loadLibrary
 %patch2 -p1 -b .libspeechd
 %patch3 -p1 -b .espeak-ng
+%patch4 -p1 -b .libs-add-ldflags
 
 # remove packaged binary file
 rm -f Programs/brltty-ktb
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ for i in -I/usr/lib/jvm/java/include{,/linux}; do
 done
 export CPPFLAGS="$java_inc"
 
+export LDFLAGS="%{?build_ldflags}"
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing $LDFLAGS"
 export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing $LDFLAGS"
 
@@ -507,6 +510,10 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr 24 2018 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 5.6-8
+- Build with distro's LDFLAGS
+  Related: rhbz#1543490
+
 * Fri Mar 16 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 5.6-7
 - Don't build Python 2 subpackage on EL > 7 and Fedora > 28
 - Use bconditionals