diff --git a/openldap.spec b/openldap.spec
index 5adaed4..ded3292 100644
--- a/openldap.spec
+++ b/openldap.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Name: openldap
 Version: 2.4.56
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 Summary: LDAP support libraries
 License: OpenLDAP
 URL: http://www.openldap.org/
@@ -283,11 +283,26 @@ for lib in liblber libldap libldap_r libslapi; do
 	ln -s ${lib}-${version}.so.%{so_ver} ${lib}.so
 done
 
-# provide only libldap_r and symlink libldap to it
+# provide only libldap_r and copy it to libldap, make a versioned lib link
 rm -f libldap.so
-ln -s libldap{_r,}.so
+ln -s libldap_r.so "%{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libldap.so"
 rm -f libldap-*.so.*
-ln -s libldap{_r,}-${version}.so.%{so_ver}
+for lib in $(ls | grep libldap_r-); do
+    IFS='.'
+    read -r -a libsplit <<< "$lib"
+    if [ -z "${libsplit[4]}" ]
+    then
+        so_ver_short="${libsplit[3]}"
+        unset IFS
+        gcc -shared -o "%{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libldap-${version}.so.${so_ver_short}" -Wl,--no-as-needed \
+               -Wl,-soname -Wl,libldap-${version}.so.${so_ver_short} -L "%{buildroot}%{_libdir}" -lldap_r
+    else
+        so_ver_full="${libsplit[3]}.${libsplit[4]}.${libsplit[5]}"
+        unset IFS
+    fi
+done
+ln -s libldap-${version}.so.{${so_ver_short},${so_ver_full}}
+
 popd
 
 # tweak permissions on the libraries to make sure they're correct
@@ -505,8 +520,11 @@ exit 0
 %{_libdir}/libldap-2.4*.so.*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 26 2020 Simon Pichugin <spichugi@redhat.com> - 2.4.56-4
+- Use gcc to link libldap_r to libldap (#1537260)
+
 * Fri Nov 20 2020 Simon Pichugin <spichugi@redhat.com> - 2.4.56-3
-- Fix 32-bit libraries build
+- Fix 32-bit libraries build (#1537260)
 
 * Fri Nov 20 2020 Simon Pichugin <spichugi@redhat.com> - 2.4.56-2
 - Drop non-threaded libldap (#1537260)