diff --git a/rpm-4.9.1.1-ld-flags.patch b/rpm-4.9.1.1-ld-flags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8b2524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpm-4.9.1.1-ld-flags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff -up rpm-4.9.1.1/macros.in.jx rpm-4.9.1.1/macros.in
+--- rpm-4.9.1.1/macros.in.jx	2011-08-03 16:19:05.000000000 -0400
++++ rpm-4.9.1.1/macros.in	2011-08-08 09:41:52.981064316 -0400
+@@ -674,9 +674,10 @@ print (t)\
+   RPM_SOURCE_DIR=\"%{u2p:%{_sourcedir}}\"\
+   RPM_BUILD_DIR=\"%{u2p:%{_builddir}}\"\
+   RPM_OPT_FLAGS=\"%{optflags}\"\
++  RPM_LD_FLAGS=\"%{?__global_ldflags}\"\
+   RPM_ARCH=\"%{_arch}\"\
+   RPM_OS=\"%{_os}\"\
+-  export RPM_SOURCE_DIR RPM_BUILD_DIR RPM_OPT_FLAGS RPM_ARCH RPM_OS\
++  export RPM_SOURCE_DIR RPM_BUILD_DIR RPM_OPT_FLAGS RPM_LD_FLAGS RPM_ARCH RPM_OS\
+   RPM_DOC_DIR=\"%{_docdir}\"\
+   export RPM_DOC_DIR\
+   RPM_PACKAGE_NAME=\"%{name}\"\
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index e8f3f2e..0a9f39d 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Summary: The RPM package management system
 Name: rpm
 Version: %{rpmver}
-Release: %{?snapver:0.%{snapver}.}1%{?dist}
+Release: %{?snapver:0.%{snapver}.}2%{?dist}
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Url: http://www.rpm.org/
 Source0: http://rpm.org/releases/rpm-4.9.x/%{name}-%{srcver}.tar.bz2
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Patch301: rpm-4.6.0-niagara.patch
 Patch302: rpm-4.7.1-geode-i686.patch
 # To be upstreamed after rawhide-testdrive (#641377)
 Patch303: rpm-4.9.0-debuginfo-allnames.patch
+# Probably to be upstreamed in slightly different form
+Patch304: rpm-4.9.1.1-ld-flags.patch
 
 # Partially GPL/LGPL dual-licensed and some bits with BSD
 # SourceLicense: (GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ with exceptions) and BSD 
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ packages on a system.
 %patch301 -p1 -b .niagara
 %patch302 -p1 -b .geode
 %patch303 -p1 -b .debuginfo-allnames
+%patch304 -p1 -b .ldflags
 
 %if %{with int_bdb}
 ln -s db-%{bdbver} db
@@ -423,6 +426,9 @@ exit 0
 %doc COPYING doc/librpm/html/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 08 2011 Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com> 4.9.1.1-2
+- Add RPM_LD_FLAGS to build environment (#728974)
+
 * Tue Aug 02 2011 Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com> - 4.9.1.1-1
 - update to 4.9.1.1