diff --git a/pcre.changes b/pcre.changes
index 588f4e1..571b1e3 100644
--- a/pcre.changes
+++ b/pcre.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 28 03:10:39 UTC 2014 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
+
+- Harden build with full RELRO as this libraries end linked
+  to at least one setuid root executable.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun 16 14:44:43 UTC 2014 - dvaleev@suse.com
 
diff --git a/pcre.spec b/pcre.spec
index 07d74a3..7c2190b 100644
--- a/pcre.spec
+++ b/pcre.spec
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ as Perl 5.
 %build
 # Available JIT archs see sljit/sljitConfig.h
 autoreconf -fiv
+export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now"
 %configure \
 %ifarch %{ix86} x86_64 %{arm} ppc ppc64 ppc64le mips sparc
 	    --enable-jit \