diff --git a/highlight.spec b/highlight.spec
index 9f268e1..146c228 100644
--- a/highlight.spec
+++ b/highlight.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Name:           highlight
 Summary:        Universal source code to formatted text converter
 
 Version:        3.22
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Group:          Development/Tools
 License:        GPLv3
 
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ A Qt-based GUI for the highlight source code formatter source.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-make %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" LDFLAGS=
+make %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" LDFLAGS="%{?__global_ldflags}"
 rm -rf src/gui-qt/moc*
 make gui %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"  \
                          QMAKE="qmake-qt4" \
-                         LDFLAGS=
+                         LDFLAGS="%{?__global_ldflags}"
 
 %install
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ desktop-file-install \
 %{_datadir}/pixmaps/highlight.xpm
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 01 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 3.22-7
+- ensure proper link flags (for hardening)
+
 * Fri Jan 15 2016 Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com> - 3.22-6
 - Rebuilt for Boost 1.60