diff --git a/trojita.spec b/trojita.spec
index a205866..0f04e7c 100644
--- a/trojita.spec
+++ b/trojita.spec
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 %bcond_with doxy
 
+%if 0%{?fedora} == 34
+# work around strange F34-only FTBFS (#1923550)
+%global __global_ldflags %{build_ldflags} -Wl,--copy-dt-needed-entries
+%endif
+
 %global gitdate 20220117
 %global commit0 266c757344b183a97713305319fd1a48d7a46b50
 %global srcurl  https://github.com/KDE/%{name}