diff --git a/nfs-utils-2.3.3-nfsref-linking.patch b/nfs-utils-2.3.3-nfsref-linking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad8c6ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfs-utils-2.3.3-nfsref-linking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+commit 47aa0c9683e048eb325dc9779a5aff41250c2c68
+Author: Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com>
+Date:   Tue Dec 11 12:51:37 2018 -0500
+
+    nfsref: switch the way libraries are linked.
+    
+    Link the static libs before the dynamic libs allowing
+    the routines in the static libs to be defined
+    by the dynamic libs
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com>
+
+diff --git a/utils/nfsref/Makefile.am b/utils/nfsref/Makefile.am
+index 44edc83..2409dd0 100644
+--- a/utils/nfsref/Makefile.am
++++ b/utils/nfsref/Makefile.am
+@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ noinst_HEADERS		= nfsref.h
+ 
+ sbin_PROGRAMS		= nfsref
+ nfsref_SOURCES		= add.c lookup.c nfsref.c remove.c
+-LDADD			= $(LIBXML2) $(LIBCAP) \
+-			  ../../support/nfs/libnfs.la \
+-			  ../../support/junction/libjunction.la
++LDADD			= ../../support/nfs/libnfs.la \
++			  ../../support/junction/libjunction.la \
++			  $(LIBXML2) $(LIBCAP)
+ 
+ man8_MANS		= nfsref.man
+ 
diff --git a/nfs-utils.spec b/nfs-utils.spec
index db9d898..ce92d8f 100644
--- a/nfs-utils.spec
+++ b/nfs-utils.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Source6: nfsconvert.sh
 Source7: nfs-convert.service
 
 Patch001: nfs-utils.2.3.4-rc2.patch
+Patch002: nfs-utils-2.3.3-nfsref-linking.patch
 
 Patch100: nfs-utils-1.2.1-statdpath-man.patch
 Patch101: nfs-utils-1.2.1-exp-subtree-warn-off.patch
@@ -44,12 +45,12 @@ Provides: start-statd = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 
 License: MIT and GPLv2 and GPLv2+ and BSD
 Requires: rpcbind, sed, gawk, grep
-Requires: kmod, keyutils, quota
+Requires: kmod, keyutils, quota, e2fsprogs
 BuildRequires: libevent-devel libcap-devel
 BuildRequires: libtirpc-devel libblkid-devel
 BuildRequires: krb5-libs >= 1.4 autoconf >= 2.57 openldap-devel >= 2.2
 BuildRequires: automake, libtool, gcc, device-mapper-devel
-BuildRequires: krb5-devel, libmount-devel
+BuildRequires: krb5-devel, libmount-devel, libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires: sqlite-devel
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
 BuildRequires: systemd
@@ -315,8 +316,12 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/libnfsidmap.so
 
 %changelog
-* Mon Dec 10 2018 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> 2.3.3-3.rc2
+* Tue Dec 11 2018 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> 2.3.3-3.rc2
 - Updated to latest RC release: nfs-utils-2-3-4-rc2
+- Addeding libxml2-devel dependency
+- Make sure /etc/sysconfig/nfs is immutable 
+- Added Requires: e2fsprogs (bz 1647727)
+- nfsref: switch the way libraries are linked
 
 * Fri Nov  9 2018 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> 2.3.3-3.rc1
 - Fix typo in the spec file.
diff --git a/nfsconvert.sh b/nfsconvert.sh
index 4ae1098..89c0672 100644
--- a/nfsconvert.sh
+++ b/nfsconvert.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ fi
 #
 grep "nfs.conf" /etc/sysconfig/nfs > /dev/null
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+	# Make sure the file is immutable.
+	if [ -w /etc/sysconfig/nfs ]; then
+		chattr +i /etc/sysconfig/nfs
+	fi 
 	exit 0
 fi