diff --git a/binutils-2.22.52.0.1-relro-on-by-default.patch b/binutils-2.22.52.0.1-relro-on-by-default.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57ea12c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-2.22.52.0.1-relro-on-by-default.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+diff -cpr ../binutils-2.22.52.0.1.orig/ld/emultempl/elf32.em ld/emultempl/elf32.em
+*** ../binutils-2.22.52.0.1.orig/ld/emultempl/elf32.em	2012-03-06 14:00:29.959957689 +0000
+--- ld/emultempl/elf32.em	2012-03-06 14:09:33.492940503 +0000
+*************** gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_parse (void)
+*** 106,111 ****
+--- 106,112 ----
+    config.dynamic_link = ${DYNAMIC_LINK-TRUE};
+    config.has_shared = `if test -n "$GENERATE_SHLIB_SCRIPT" ; then echo TRUE ; else echo FALSE ; fi`;
+    link_info.sharable_sections = `if test "$SHARABLE_SECTIONS" = "yes" ; then echo TRUE ; else echo FALSE ; fi`;
++   link_info.relro = TRUE;
+  }
+  
+  EOF
+diff -cpr ../binutils-2.22.52.0.1.orig/ld/testsuite/config/default.exp ld/testsuite/config/default.exp
+*** ../binutils-2.22.52.0.1.orig/ld/testsuite/config/default.exp	2012-03-06 14:00:31.141957656 +0000
+--- ld/testsuite/config/default.exp	2012-03-06 14:09:33.492940503 +0000
+***************
+*** 23,29 ****
+  #
+  
+  if ![info exists ld] then {
+!     set ld [findfile $base_dir/ld-new $base_dir/ld-new [transform ld]]
+  }
+  
+  if ![info exists as] then {
+--- 23,29 ----
+  #
+  
+  if ![info exists ld] then {
+!     set ld "[findfile $base_dir/ld-new $base_dir/ld-new [transform ld]] -znorelro"
+  }
+  
+  if ![info exists as] then {
+*************** if {![file isdirectory tmpdir/ld]} then
+*** 69,75 ****
+      catch "exec ln -s ../../ld-new tmpdir/ld/ld" status
+      catch "exec ln -s ld tmpdir/ld/collect-ld" status
+  }
+! set gcc_ld_flag "-B[pwd]/tmpdir/ld/"
+  
+  # load the linker path
+  if {[file exists tmpdir/libpath.exp]} {
+--- 69,75 ----
+      catch "exec ln -s ../../ld-new tmpdir/ld/ld" status
+      catch "exec ln -s ld tmpdir/ld/collect-ld" status
+  }
+! set gcc_ld_flag "-B[pwd]/tmpdir/ld/ -Wl,-z,norelro"
+  
+  # load the linker path
+  if {[file exists tmpdir/libpath.exp]} {
+*************** if ![info exists READELFFLAGS] then {
+*** 279,285 ****
+  }
+  
+  if ![info exists LD] then {
+!     set LD [findfile $base_dir/ld-new ./ld-new [transform ld]]
+  }
+  
+  if ![info exists LDFLAGS] then {
+--- 279,285 ----
+  }
+  
+  if ![info exists LD] then {
+!     set LD "[findfile $base_dir/ld-new ./ld-new [transform ld]] -znorelro"
+  }
+  
+  if ![info exists LDFLAGS] then {
+diff -cpr ../binutils-2.22.52.0.1.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp ld/testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp
+*** ../binutils-2.22.52.0.1.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp	2012-03-06 14:00:30.503957676 +0000
+--- ld/testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp	2012-03-06 15:03:33.949837926 +0000
+*************** foreach flags {"" "strip" "--static" "--
+*** 71,77 ****
+  
+      # This test can only be run if we have the ld build directory,
+      # since we need the object files.
+!     if {$ld != "$objdir/ld-new"} {
+  	untested $testname
+  	continue
+      }
+--- 71,83 ----
+  
+      # This test can only be run if we have the ld build directory,
+      # since we need the object files.
+!     set ldexe $ld
+!     set ldparm [string first " " $ld]
+!     if { $ldparm > 0 } then {
+! 	set ldparm [expr $ldparm - 1]
+! 	set ldexe [string range $ld 0 $ldparm]
+!     }
+!     if {$ldexe != "$objdir/ld-new"} {
+  	untested $testname
+  	continue
+      }
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 6a12ac2..c8a3be7 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: %{?cross}binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.22.52.0.1
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://sources.redhat.com/binutils
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Patch08: binutils-2.22.52.0.1-weakdef.patch
 Patch09: binutils-2.22.52.0.1-ld-13621.patch
 # From upstream
 Patch10: binutils-rh797752.patch
+# Enable -zrelro by default: BZ #621983
+Patch11: binutils-2.22.52.0.1-relro-on-by-default.patch
 
 %define gold_arches %ix86 x86_64
 
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ using libelf instead of BFD.
 %patch08 -p1 -b .weakdef~
 %patch09 -p1 -b .ld-13621~
 %patch10 -p1 -b .cxxfilt-docs~
+%patch11 -p0 -b .relro~
 
 # We cannot run autotools as there is an exact requirement of autoconf-2.59.
 
@@ -435,6 +438,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif # %{isnative}
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 06 2012 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.22.52.0.1-7
+- Enable -zrelro be default. (#621983)
+
 * Mon Feb 27 2012 Jeff Law <law@redhat.com> - 2.22.52.0.1-6
 - Fix c++filt docs (#797752)