diff --git a/macros.rubygems b/macros.rubygems
index 3f72b14..8c4d067 100644
--- a/macros.rubygems
+++ b/macros.rubygems
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 %gem_install(d:n:) \
 mkdir -p %{-d*}%{!?-d:.%{gem_dir}} \
 \
-CONFIGURE_ARGS="--with-cflags='%{optflags}' --with-cxxflags='%{optflags}' $CONFIGURE_ARGS" \\\
+CONFIGURE_ARGS="--with-cflags='%{optflags}' --with-cxxflags='%{optflags}' --with-ldflags='%{build_ldflags}' $CONFIGURE_ARGS" \\\
 gem install \\\
         -V \\\
         --local \\\
diff --git a/ruby.spec b/ruby.spec
index 1b70681..ecc0576 100644
--- a/ruby.spec
+++ b/ruby.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 %endif
 
 
-%global release 148
+%global release 149
 %{!?release_string:%define release_string %{?development_release:0.}%{release}%{?development_release:.%{development_release}}%{?dist}}
 
 # The RubyGems library has to stay out of Ruby directory tree, since the
@@ -1355,6 +1355,9 @@ MSPECOPTS=""
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 17 2021 Timm Bäder <tbaeder@redhat.com> - 3.0.1-149
+- Pass ldflags to gem install via CONFIGURE_ARGS
+
 * Tue Apr 06 2021 Vít Ondruch <vondruch@redhat.com> - 3.0.1-148
 - Upgrade to Ruby 3.0.1.