diff --git a/binutils-2.20.51.0.10-ldlex-add-caret-pling.patch b/binutils-2.20.51.0.10-ldlex-add-caret-pling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6d49b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-2.20.51.0.10-ldlex-add-caret-pling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+*** ../binutils-2.20.51.0.10.orig/ld/ldlex.l	2010-08-20 15:28:06.000000000 +0100
+--- ld/ldlex.l	2010-08-20 15:35:27.000000000 +0100
+*************** CMDFILENAMECHAR1  [_a-zA-Z0-9\/\.\\_\+\$
+*** 99,105 ****
+  FILENAMECHAR1	[_a-zA-Z\/\.\\\$\_\~]
+  SYMBOLCHARN     [_a-zA-Z\/\.\\\$\_\~0-9]
+  FILENAMECHAR	[_a-zA-Z0-9\/\.\-\_\+\=\$\:\[\]\\\,\~]
+! WILDCHAR	[_a-zA-Z0-9\/\.\-\_\+\=\$\:\[\]\\\,\~\?\*]
+  WHITE		[ \t\n\r]+
+  
+  NOCFILENAMECHAR	[_a-zA-Z0-9\/\.\-\_\+\$\:\[\]\\\~]
+--- 99,105 ----
+  FILENAMECHAR1	[_a-zA-Z\/\.\\\$\_\~]
+  SYMBOLCHARN     [_a-zA-Z\/\.\\\$\_\~0-9]
+  FILENAMECHAR	[_a-zA-Z0-9\/\.\-\_\+\=\$\:\[\]\\\,\~]
+! WILDCHAR	[_a-zA-Z0-9\/\.\-\_\+\=\$\:\[\]\\\,\~\?\*\^\!]
+  WHITE		[ \t\n\r]+
+  
+  NOCFILENAMECHAR	[_a-zA-Z0-9\/\.\-\_\+\$\:\[\]\\\~]
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 905b4e6..5d075fe 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: 2.20.51.0.10
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://sources.redhat.com/binutils
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Patch07: binutils-2.20.51.0.2-build-id.patch
 Patch08: binutils-2.20.51.0.10-copy-osabi.patch
 Patch09: binutils-2.20.51.0.10-update-gold.patch
 Patch10: binutils-2.20.51.0.10-sec-merge-emit.patch
+Patch11: binutils-2.20.51.0.10-ldlex-add-caret-pling.patch
 
 %define gold_arches %ix86 x86_64
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ using libelf instead of BFD.
 %patch08 -p0 -b .copy-osabi~
 %patch09 -p0 -b .update-gold~
 %patch10 -p0 -b .sec-merge-emit~
+%patch11 -p0 -b .ldlex~
 
 # We cannot run autotools as there is an exact requirement of autoconf-2.59.
 
@@ -415,6 +417,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif # %{isnative}
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug  20 2010 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.20.51.0.10-3
+- Allow ^ and ! characters in linker script wildcard patterns.  (BZ 621742)
+
 * Fri Aug  20 2010 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.20.51.0.10-2
 - Fix seg fault in sec_merge_emit().  (BZ 623687)