diff --git a/0001-obexd-use-AM_LDFLAGS-for-linking.patch b/0001-obexd-use-AM_LDFLAGS-for-linking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d723ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-obexd-use-AM_LDFLAGS-for-linking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From b912306ae756eaf75caa1ab7e04e3112fac4a01c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Stefan Seyfried <seife+dev@b1-systems.com>
+Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 22:52:28 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] obexd: use AM_LDFLAGS for linking
+
+without this, --enable-pie does not work for obexd
+---
+ Makefile.obexd | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.obexd b/Makefile.obexd
+index 2e33cbc72..86c395305 100644
+--- a/Makefile.obexd
++++ b/Makefile.obexd
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ obexd_src_obexd_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la \
+ 			gdbus/libgdbus-internal.la \
+ 			@ICAL_LIBS@ @DBUS_LIBS@ @GLIB_LIBS@ -ldl
+ 
+-obexd_src_obexd_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--export-dynamic
++obexd_src_obexd_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -Wl,--export-dynamic
+ 
+ obexd_src_obexd_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) @GLIB_CFLAGS@ @DBUS_CFLAGS@ \
+ 				@ICAL_CFLAGS@ -DOBEX_PLUGIN_BUILTIN \
+-- 
+2.15.1
+
diff --git a/bluez.changes b/bluez.changes
index 6d41934..daf2518 100644
--- a/bluez.changes
+++ b/bluez.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 12 08:23:07 UTC 2017 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+
+- add 0001-obexd-use-AM_LDFLAGS-for-linking.patch
+- document systemd dependency during %post
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Sep 17 22:34:07 UTC 2017 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
 
diff --git a/bluez.spec b/bluez.spec
index 6ed0969..1c1d2dd 100644
--- a/bluez.spec
+++ b/bluez.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Patch2:         bluez-sdp-unix-path.patch
 Patch3:         bluez-cups-libexec.patch
 # workaround for broken tests (reported upstream but not yet fixed)
 Patch4:         bluez-5.45-disable-broken-tests.diff
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM: obexd not compiled with -fpie -- seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+Patch5:         0001-obexd-use-AM_LDFLAGS-for-linking.patch
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  flex
 BuildRequires:  libtool
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libical)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libudev)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sndfile)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(udev)
+Requires(post): systemd
 Recommends:     sbc
 Provides:       bluez-utils = 3.36
 Obsoletes:      bluez-utils <= 3.36
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ desktop specific applets like blueman or GNOME or KDE applets).
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
+%patch5 -p1
 mkdir dbus-apis
 cp -a doc/*.txt dbus-apis/
 # FIXME: Change the dbus service to be a real service, not systemd launched