diff --git a/gcc.spec b/gcc.spec
index 58e208a..3715e73 100644
--- a/gcc.spec
+++ b/gcc.spec
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 %global nvptx_tools_gitrev 5f6f343a302d620b0868edab376c00b15741e39e
 %global newlib_cygwin_gitrev 50e2a63b04bdd018484605fbb954fd1bd5147fa0
 %global _unpackaged_files_terminate_build 0
-# Hardening slows the compiler way too much.
-%undefine _hardened_build
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 27 || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 # Until annobin is fixed (#1519165).
 %undefine _annotated_build
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@
 Summary: Various compilers (C, C++, Objective-C, ...)
 Name: gcc
 Version: %{gcc_version}
-Release: %{gcc_release}.6%{?dist}
+Release: %{gcc_release}.7%{?dist}
 # libgcc, libgfortran, libgomp, libstdc++ and crtstuff have
 # GCC Runtime Exception.
 License: GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ with exceptions and LGPLv2+ and BSD
@@ -3261,6 +3259,9 @@ end
 %{ANNOBIN_GCC_PLUGIN_DIR}/gcc-annobin.so.0.0.0
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 25 2022 Marek Polacek <polacek@redhat.com> 11.2.1-7.7
+- do not undefine _hardened_build (#2044917)
+
 * Mon Jan 24 2022 Marek Polacek <polacek@redhat.com> 11.2.1-7.6
 - update annobin plugin patch (#2030667)