diff --git a/nodejs.spec b/nodejs.spec
index e8cea9d..0d3a0d6 100644
--- a/nodejs.spec
+++ b/nodejs.spec
@@ -24,13 +24,20 @@
 %bcond_with bundled
 %endif
 
-%bcond_without python3_fixup
+%bcond_with python3_fixup
+
+# LTO is currently broken on Node.js builds
+%define _lto_cflags %{nil}
+
+# Heavy-handed approach to avoiding issues with python
+# bytecompiling files in the node_modules/ directory
+%global __python %{__python3}
 
 # == Master Relase ==
 # This is used by both the nodejs package and the npm subpackage that
 # has a separate version - the name is special so that rpmdev-bumpspec
 # will bump this rather than adding .1 to the end.
-%global baserelease 1
+%global baserelease 2
 
 %{?!_pkgdocdir:%global _pkgdocdir %{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}}
 
@@ -692,6 +699,11 @@ end
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 20 2022 Zuzana Svetlikova <zsvetlik@redhat.com> - 1:18.2.0-2
+- Disable LTO
+- Related: #1990096
+- Build without python3 fixup by default
+
 * Tue May 31 2022 Jan Staněk <jstanek@redhat.com> - 1:18.2.0-1
 - Rebase to version 18.2.0