diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index f5518d0..1e944ec 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Summary:       Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:          libguestfs
 Epoch:         1
 Version:       1.50.1
-Release:       5%{?dist}
+Release:       6%{?dist}
 License:       LGPLv2+
 
 # Build only for architectures that have a kernel
@@ -805,6 +805,13 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name .packlist -delete
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.bs' -delete
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name 'bindtests.pl' -delete
 
+# Perl's ExtUtils::Install installs "Guestfs.so" read-only; that
+# prevents objcopy from adding the ".gdb_index" section for the sake of
+# the debuginfo file. See
+# <https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=40976>. Restore write
+# permission for the file owner.
+find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name Guestfs.so -exec chmod u+w '{}' +
+
 # golang: Ignore what libguestfs upstream installs, and just copy the
 # source files to %%{_datadir}/gocode/src.
 %ifarch %{golang_arches}
@@ -1099,6 +1106,10 @@ rm ocaml/html/.gitignore
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 07 2023 Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com> - 1:1.50.1-6
+- enable the ".gdb_index" section in the Perl bindings debug info
+  resolves: rhbz#2209279
+
 * Tue May 23 2023 Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com> - 1:1.50.1-5
 - let "guestfish -i" recognize "--key /dev/mapper/VG-LV:key:password"
 - reenable quickcheck; we now use "-cpu max" (upstream 30f74f38bd6e)