diff --git a/0001-Fix-linking-with-Wl-z-defs.patch b/0001-Fix-linking-with-Wl-z-defs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ca6e9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Fix-linking-with-Wl-z-defs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+From 5178b600c63c2a32f7748a035a2fd08fa7cc253b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>
+Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:22:52 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix linking with -Wl,-z,defs
+
+This is now being done by Fedora.
+---
+ meson.build                           | 1 +
+ plugins/altos/meson.build             | 4 ++++
+ plugins/amt/meson.build               | 4 ++++
+ plugins/colorhug/meson.build          | 4 ++++
+ plugins/dell/meson.build              | 4 ++++
+ plugins/dfu/meson.build               | 4 ++++
+ plugins/ebitdo/meson.build            | 4 ++++
+ plugins/nitrokey/meson.build          | 4 ++++
+ plugins/raspberrypi/meson.build       | 4 ++++
+ plugins/steelseries/meson.build       | 4 ++++
+ plugins/synapticsmst/meson.build      | 4 ++++
+ plugins/test/meson.build              | 4 ++++
+ plugins/thunderbolt-power/meson.build | 4 ++++
+ plugins/thunderbolt/meson.build       | 4 ++++
+ plugins/udev/meson.build              | 4 ++++
+ plugins/uefi/meson.build              | 4 ++++
+ plugins/unifying/meson.build          | 4 ++++
+ plugins/upower/meson.build            | 4 ++++
+ 18 files changed, 69 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index 0f4793ae..ad9d68f5 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ global_link_args = []
+ test_link_args = [
+   '-Wl,-z,relro',
+   '-Wl,-z,now',
++  '-Wl,-z,defs',
+ ]
+ foreach arg: test_link_args
+   if cc.has_argument(arg)
+diff --git a/plugins/altos/meson.build b/plugins/altos/meson.build
+index 6f3da747..18b8d945 100644
+--- a/plugins/altos/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/altos/meson.build
+@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_altos',
+     libelf,
+     plugin_deps,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+ 
+ executable(
+diff --git a/plugins/amt/meson.build b/plugins/amt/meson.build
+index b3711974..98e7ae08 100644
+--- a/plugins/amt/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/amt/meson.build
+@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_amt',
+     plugin_deps,
+     uuid,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+diff --git a/plugins/colorhug/meson.build b/plugins/colorhug/meson.build
+index 691f2e4c..4d8ea02c 100644
+--- a/plugins/colorhug/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/colorhug/meson.build
+@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_colorhug',
+     plugin_deps,
+     colorhug,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+diff --git a/plugins/dell/meson.build b/plugins/dell/meson.build
+index 7f4c4807..6ce344c8 100644
+--- a/plugins/dell/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/dell/meson.build
+@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_dell',
+     libsmbios_c,
+     fwup,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+ 
+ if get_option('tests')
+diff --git a/plugins/dfu/meson.build b/plugins/dfu/meson.build
+index be831797..aea1eb70 100644
+--- a/plugins/dfu/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/dfu/meson.build
+@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ dfu = static_library(
+     libm,
+     gusb,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+   c_args : cargs,
+   include_directories : [
+     include_directories('../..'),
+diff --git a/plugins/ebitdo/meson.build b/plugins/ebitdo/meson.build
+index a0909508..b5c081ba 100644
+--- a/plugins/ebitdo/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/ebitdo/meson.build
+@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_ebitdo',
+   dependencies : [
+     plugin_deps,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+ 
+ executable(
+diff --git a/plugins/nitrokey/meson.build b/plugins/nitrokey/meson.build
+index 06d3b26a..d3e5b4e4 100644
+--- a/plugins/nitrokey/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/nitrokey/meson.build
+@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_nitrokey',
+   dependencies : [
+     plugin_deps,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+ 
+ if get_option('tests')
+diff --git a/plugins/raspberrypi/meson.build b/plugins/raspberrypi/meson.build
+index f5d5b5cc..7cbafc69 100644
+--- a/plugins/raspberrypi/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/raspberrypi/meson.build
+@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_raspberrypi',
+   dependencies : [
+     plugin_deps,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+ 
+ if get_option('tests')
+diff --git a/plugins/steelseries/meson.build b/plugins/steelseries/meson.build
+index e949e11b..f0937477 100644
+--- a/plugins/steelseries/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/steelseries/meson.build
+@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_steelseries',
+   dependencies : [
+     plugin_deps,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+diff --git a/plugins/synapticsmst/meson.build b/plugins/synapticsmst/meson.build
+index 516517bf..007f4ef8 100644
+--- a/plugins/synapticsmst/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/synapticsmst/meson.build
+@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_synapticsmst',
+     plugin_deps,
+     efivar,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+   # https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd/issues/207
+   override_options : [
+     'werror=false',
+diff --git a/plugins/test/meson.build b/plugins/test/meson.build
+index 7f07a596..076a0100 100644
+--- a/plugins/test/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/test/meson.build
+@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_test',
+   dependencies : [
+     plugin_deps,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+diff --git a/plugins/thunderbolt-power/meson.build b/plugins/thunderbolt-power/meson.build
+index d9791c72..abcd3515 100644
+--- a/plugins/thunderbolt-power/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/thunderbolt-power/meson.build
+@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ fu_plugin_thunderbolt_power = shared_module('fu_plugin_thunderbolt_power',
+     plugin_deps,
+     gudev,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+diff --git a/plugins/thunderbolt/meson.build b/plugins/thunderbolt/meson.build
+index e5587a27..87be4722 100644
+--- a/plugins/thunderbolt/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/thunderbolt/meson.build
+@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ fu_plugin_thunderbolt = shared_module('fu_plugin_thunderbolt',
+     plugin_deps,
+     gudev,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+ 
+ testdatadir_src = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'data', 'tests')
+diff --git a/plugins/udev/meson.build b/plugins/udev/meson.build
+index c37d27ca..2f9e6058 100644
+--- a/plugins/udev/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/udev/meson.build
+@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_udev',
+     plugin_deps,
+     gudev,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+ 
+ executable(
+diff --git a/plugins/uefi/meson.build b/plugins/uefi/meson.build
+index f30543e5..7347b0ef 100644
+--- a/plugins/uefi/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/uefi/meson.build
+@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_uefi',
+     plugin_deps,
+     fwup,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+diff --git a/plugins/unifying/meson.build b/plugins/unifying/meson.build
+index 5d8679b4..b22aaf11 100644
+--- a/plugins/unifying/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/unifying/meson.build
+@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_unifying',
+     plugin_deps,
+     gudev,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+ 
+ executable(
+diff --git a/plugins/upower/meson.build b/plugins/upower/meson.build
+index 9d027744..79e9724e 100644
+--- a/plugins/upower/meson.build
++++ b/plugins/upower/meson.build
+@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_upower',
+   dependencies : [
+     plugin_deps,
+   ],
++  link_with : [
++    fwupd,
++    libfwupdprivate,
++  ],
+ )
+-- 
+2.14.3
+
diff --git a/fwupd.spec b/fwupd.spec
index 22f62c7..f500b63 100644
--- a/fwupd.spec
+++ b/fwupd.spec
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ Source0:   http://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/releases/%{name}-%{version}.
 # lets test this with rawhide and see how the server copes
 Patch0:    0001-Do-not-use-the-CDN-when-getting-metadata.patch
 
+# backport from master
+Patch1:    0001-Fix-linking-with-Wl-z-defs.patch
+
 BuildRequires: docbook-utils
 BuildRequires: gettext
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= %{glib2_version}
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ Data files for installed tests.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .no-cdn
+%patch1 -p1 -b .wl-z-defs
 
 %build