diff --git a/libtraceevent.spec b/libtraceevent.spec
index 4de3c4e..a28d01a 100644
--- a/libtraceevent.spec
+++ b/libtraceevent.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name: libtraceevent
 Version: 1.1.1
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+
 Summary: Library to parse raw trace event formats
 
@@ -44,9 +44,14 @@ MANPAGE_DOCBOOK_XSL=`rpm -ql docbook-style-xsl | grep manpages/docbook.xsl`
 %set_build_flags
 #looks like CFLAGS is ignored when compiling plugins, but not EXTRA_CFLAGS
 export EXTRA_CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
+export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,now"
 %make_build prefix=%{_prefix} libdir=%{_libdir} MANPAGE_XSL=%{MANPAGE_DOCBOOK_XSL} all doc
 
 %install
+%set_build_flags
+#looks like CFLAGS is ignored when compiling plugins, but not EXTRA_CFLAGS
+export EXTRA_CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
+export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,now"
 %make_install prefix=%{_prefix} libdir=%{_libdir} install doc-install
 rm -rf %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libtraceevent.a
 
@@ -67,6 +72,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libtraceevent.a
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libtraceevent.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 14 2022 Michael Petlan <mpetlan@redhat.com> - 1.1.1-8
+- Harden linking to meet annocheck requirements
+  Related: rhbz#2037125
+
 * Fri Nov 19 2021 Jerome Marchand <jmarchan@redhat.com> - 1.1.1-7
 - Fix rpminspect annocheck issue.