diff --git a/am-utils-6.1.5-use-_hardened_build-flag.patch b/am-utils-6.1.5-use-_hardened_build-flag.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..668de88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/am-utils-6.1.5-use-_hardened_build-flag.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+diff -up am-utils-6.1.5/amd/Makefile.am.orig am-utils-6.1.5/amd/Makefile.am
+--- am-utils-6.1.5/amd/Makefile.am.orig	2013-04-28 11:00:46.447657616 +0800
++++ am-utils-6.1.5/amd/Makefile.am	2013-04-28 11:01:13.435635544 +0800
+@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+ 
+ # allow users to add their own flags via "configure --enable-am-flags=ARG"
+ AMU_CFLAGS = @AMU_CFLAGS@
+-AM_CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(AMU_CFLAGS)
++AM_CFLAGS = $(AMU_CFLAGS)
+ AM_YFLAGS = -d
+ 
+ # dependencies
+diff -up am-utils-6.1.5/amq/Makefile.am.orig am-utils-6.1.5/amq/Makefile.am
+--- am-utils-6.1.5/amq/Makefile.am.orig	2013-04-28 11:10:03.235036740 +0800
++++ am-utils-6.1.5/amq/Makefile.am	2013-04-28 11:10:15.271022717 +0800
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+ 
+ # allow users to add their own flags via "configure --enable-am-flags=ARG"
+ AMU_CFLAGS = @AMU_CFLAGS@
+-AM_CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(AMU_CFLAGS)
++AM_CFLAGS = $(AMU_CFLAGS)
+ 
+ # additional files to distribute and clean
+ EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
+diff -up am-utils-6.1.5/fixmount/Makefile.am.orig am-utils-6.1.5/fixmount/Makefile.am
+--- am-utils-6.1.5/fixmount/Makefile.am.orig	2013-04-28 11:10:31.786003486 +0800
++++ am-utils-6.1.5/fixmount/Makefile.am	2013-04-28 11:10:43.373990002 +0800
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+ 
+ # allow users to add their own flags via "configure --enable-am-flags=ARG"
+ AMU_CFLAGS = @AMU_CFLAGS@
+-AM_CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(AMU_CFLAGS)
++AM_CFLAGS = $(AMU_CFLAGS)
+ 
+ # additional files to distribute and clean
+ EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
+diff -up am-utils-6.1.5/fsinfo/Makefile.am.orig am-utils-6.1.5/fsinfo/Makefile.am
+--- am-utils-6.1.5/fsinfo/Makefile.am.orig	2013-04-28 11:10:58.384972545 +0800
++++ am-utils-6.1.5/fsinfo/Makefile.am	2013-04-28 11:11:11.180957646 +0800
+@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+ 
+ # allow users to add their own flags via "configure --enable-am-flags=ARG"
+ AMU_CFLAGS = @AMU_CFLAGS@
+-AM_CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(AMU_CFLAGS)
++AM_CFLAGS = $(AMU_CFLAGS)
+ AM_YFLAGS = -d
+ 
+ # dependencies
+diff -up am-utils-6.1.5/hlfsd/Makefile.am.orig am-utils-6.1.5/hlfsd/Makefile.am
+--- am-utils-6.1.5/hlfsd/Makefile.am.orig	2013-04-28 11:12:47.916845475 +0800
++++ am-utils-6.1.5/hlfsd/Makefile.am	2013-04-28 11:13:12.632816898 +0800
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+ 
+ # allow users to add their own flags via "configure --enable-am-flags=ARG"
+ AMU_CFLAGS = @AMU_CFLAGS@
+-AM_CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(AMU_CFLAGS)
++AM_CFLAGS = $(AMU_CFLAGS)
+ 
+ # additional files to distribute and clean
+ EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
+diff -up am-utils-6.1.5/libamu/Makefile.am.orig am-utils-6.1.5/libamu/Makefile.am
+--- am-utils-6.1.5/libamu/Makefile.am.orig	2013-04-28 10:47:29.683225080 +0800
++++ am-utils-6.1.5/libamu/Makefile.am	2013-04-28 11:00:21.405678035 +0800
+@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ libamu_la_DEPENDENCIES = @AMU_LIB_OBJS@
+ 
+ 
+ # LDFLAGS should include standard ones plus LIBTOOL ones
+-AM_LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@ @LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS@
++AM_LDFLAGS = @LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS@
+ 
+ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+ 
+ # allow users to add their own flags via "configure --enable-am-flags=ARG"
+ AMU_CFLAGS = @AMU_CFLAGS@
+-AM_CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(AMU_CFLAGS)
++AM_CFLAGS = $(AMU_CFLAGS)
+ 
+ # dependencies
+ $(libamu_la_OBJECTS) $(libamu_la_LIBADD):	\
+diff -up am-utils-6.1.5/mk-amd-map/Makefile.am.orig am-utils-6.1.5/mk-amd-map/Makefile.am
+--- am-utils-6.1.5/mk-amd-map/Makefile.am.orig	2013-04-28 11:13:28.858798119 +0800
++++ am-utils-6.1.5/mk-amd-map/Makefile.am	2013-04-28 11:13:41.095783984 +0800
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+ 
+ # allow users to add their own flags via "configure --enable-am-flags=ARG"
+ AMU_CFLAGS = @AMU_CFLAGS@
+-AM_CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(AMU_CFLAGS)
++AM_CFLAGS = $(AMU_CFLAGS)
+ 
+ # additional files to distribute and clean
+ EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
+diff -up am-utils-6.1.5/wire-test/Makefile.am.orig am-utils-6.1.5/wire-test/Makefile.am
+--- am-utils-6.1.5/wire-test/Makefile.am.orig	2013-04-28 11:14:00.265761847 +0800
++++ am-utils-6.1.5/wire-test/Makefile.am	2013-04-28 11:14:53.069700943 +0800
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+ 
+ # allow users to add their own flags via "configure --enable-am-flags=ARG"
+ AMU_CFLAGS = @AMU_CFLAGS@
+-AM_CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(AMU_CFLAGS)
++AM_CFLAGS = $(AMU_CFLAGS)
+ 
+ # additional files to distribute and clean
+ EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)