diff --git a/macros b/macros
index fbdab63..94165a2 100644
--- a/macros
+++ b/macros
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ for k,_ in pairs(stripped_flags) do print(k .. " ") end
 %_hardened_linker_errors   1
 
 # we don't escape symbols '~', '"', etc. so be careful when changing this
-%_hardening_gcc_ldflags   -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld
+%_hardening_gcc_ldflags   -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld %{?_hardened_linker_errors:%{_hardening_linker_errors}}
 %_hardening_clang_ldflags --config=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-clang-ld.cfg
 %_hardening_ldflags	   -Wl,-z,now %{expand:%%{_hardening_%{toolchain}_ldflags}}
 
diff --git a/redhat-rpm-config.spec b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
index 98a0b03..b252e48 100644
--- a/redhat-rpm-config.spec
+++ b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # 2) When making changes, increment the version (in baserelease) by 1.
 #    rpmdev-bumpspec and other tools update the macro below, which is used
 #    in Version: to get the desired effect.
-%global baserelease 290
+%global baserelease 291
 
 Summary: Red Hat specific rpm configuration files
 Name: redhat-rpm-config