diff --git a/mate-settings-daemon.spec b/mate-settings-daemon.spec
index 67f43b4..f821c68 100644
--- a/mate-settings-daemon.spec
+++ b/mate-settings-daemon.spec
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
    --with-x                            \
    --with-nssdb
 
-make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
+## make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
+# fix build for f28
+make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1 LDFLAGS="`echo "$RPM_LD_FLAGS" | sed -e 's/-Wl,-z,defs//'`"
 
 %install
 %{make_install}