diff --git a/aaa_base.changes b/aaa_base.changes
index 64325bd..1fab874 100644
--- a/aaa_base.changes
+++ b/aaa_base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov  3 12:45:06 UTC 2010 - cristian.rodriguez@opensuse.org
+
+- enable malloc debugging checks. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov  3 11:22:34 CET 2010 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/aaa_base.spec b/aaa_base.spec
index c481c2c..dd75b27 100644
--- a/aaa_base.spec
+++ b/aaa_base.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           aaa_base
 Version:        11.4
-Release:        8
+Release:        9
 License:        GPLv2+
 Group:          System/Fhs
 Provides:       bin bootutls etc skeleng skelger 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ cd $RPM_SOURCE_DIR
 %patch0 -p0
 
 %build
-gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/get_kernel_version.c -o $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/get_kernel_version
+gcc -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/get_kernel_version.c -o $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/get_kernel_version
 
 %install
 install -d -m 700 root
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ install -d -m 700 root
 test -d ../aaa_base/root/.gnupg && exit 1
 cp -a ../aaa_base/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 # for the release
-rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/profile.d/malloc-debug.*
+#rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/profile.d/malloc-debug.*
 cp $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/get_kernel_version $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/adm/fillup-templates
 for i in $RPM_BUILD_DIR/sysconfig_parts/sysconfig.* ; do