diff --git a/pmix.spec b/pmix.spec
index b445192..fedef06 100644
--- a/pmix.spec
+++ b/pmix.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           pmix
 Version:        4.2.8
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        Process Management Interface Exascale (PMIx)
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
 URL:            https://pmix.org/
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ export CFLAGS="%{build_cflags} -Wno-unused-function -Wno-attributes"
 %ifarch x86_64
 export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -fcf-protection"
 %endif
+%ifarch aarch64
+export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -mbranch-protection=bti"
+%endif
 %configure \
     --prefix=%{_prefix} \
     --sysconfdir=%{_sysconfdir}/%{name} \
@@ -137,6 +140,10 @@ mv test/.libs/pmix_test %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}/test/pmix_test
 %{_bindir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 16 2024 Kamal Heib <kheib@redhat.com> - 4.2.8-7
+- Fix rpminspect failures for aarch64
+  Resolves: RHEL-70718
+
 * Wed Dec 11 2024 Kamal Heib <kheib@redhat.com> - 4.2.8-6
 - Fix rpminspect failures
   Resolves: RHEL-70718