diff --git a/nodejs.spec b/nodejs.spec
index b32dbce..93ce5c7 100644
--- a/nodejs.spec
+++ b/nodejs.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 %global nodejs_patch 1
 %global nodejs_abi %{nodejs_major}.%{nodejs_minor}
 %global nodejs_version %{nodejs_major}.%{nodejs_minor}.%{nodejs_patch}
-%global nodejs_release 1
+%global nodejs_release 2
 
 # == Bundled Dependency Versions ==
 # v8 - from deps/v8/include/v8-version.h
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ export CXXFLAGS='%{optflags} -g \
 export CFLAGS="$(echo ${CFLAGS} | tr '\n\\' '  ')"
 export CXXFLAGS="$(echo ${CXXFLAGS} | tr '\n\\' '  ')"
 
+export LDFLAGS="%{build_ldflags}"
+
 # Work around Fedora 28 issue:
 # https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Avoid_usr_bin_python_in_RPM_Build#Quick_Opt-Out
 # Tracking BZ: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550564
@@ -486,6 +488,9 @@ NODE_PATH=%{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/node_modules %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/node -
 %{_pkgdocdir}/npm/doc
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 13 2018 Rafael dos Santos <rdossant@redhat.com> - 1:9.11.1-2
+- Use standard Fedora linker flags (bug #1543859)
+
 * Thu Apr 05 2018 Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@redhat.com> - 1:9.11.1-1
 - Update to 9.11.1
 - https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v9.11.0/