diff --git a/binutils-egrep.patch b/binutils-egrep.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..429a084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-egrep.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- binutils-2.39/ld/testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers.exp	2023-10-30 13:08:25.863377518 +0000
++++ binutils.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers.exp	2023-10-30 13:05:18.094268608 +0000
+@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ proc test_ar { test lib object expect }
+ 	return
+     }
+ 
+-    set cmd "$nm --print-armap $tmpdir/$lib | grep \\\ in\\\  | egrep VERS\\\|bar\\\|foo | grep -v ^\\\\. | sort > $tmpdir/nm.out"
++    set cmd "$nm --print-armap $tmpdir/$lib | grep \\\ in\\\  | grep -E VERS\\\|bar\\\|foo | grep -v ^\\\\. | sort > $tmpdir/nm.out"
+     verbose -log $cmd
+     catch "exec $cmd" exec_output
+     if [string match "" $exec_output] then {
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 1ca53f2..e07717b 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.39
-Release: 15%{?dist}
+Release: 16%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 URL: https://sourceware.org/binutils
 
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ Patch26: binutils-reloc-symtab.patch
 # Lifetime: Fixed in 2.41 (maybe)
 Patch27: binutils-gold-empty-dwp.patch
 
+# Purpose:  Replace "egrep" with "grep -E" in linker testsuite
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.40
+Patch28: binutils-egrep.patch
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
@@ -1224,6 +1228,9 @@ exit 0
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 30 2023 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 2.39-16
+- Use "grep -e" instead of "egrep" in linker tests.  (#2244632)
+
 * Fri Aug 18 2023 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 2.39-15
 - Another CI fix