diff --git a/brp-ldconfig b/brp-ldconfig
index 90d0f13..e169609 100755
--- a/brp-ldconfig
+++ b/brp-ldconfig
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ if [ -z "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" -o "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" = "/" ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-/sbin/ldconfig -N -r "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"
+# Create an empty config file for ldconfig to shut up a warning
+config=$(mktemp -p "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT")
+/sbin/ldconfig -f $(basename "$config") -N -r "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"
+rm -f "$config"
 # TODO: warn if it created new symlinks and guide people.
diff --git a/redhat-rpm-config.spec b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
index 205cf5a..c908540 100644
--- a/redhat-rpm-config.spec
+++ b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Summary: Red Hat specific rpm configuration files
 Name: redhat-rpm-config
-Version: 125
+Version: 126
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 # No version specified.
 License: GPL+
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ install -p -m 644 -t %{buildroot}%{_rpmluadir}/fedora/srpm forge.lua
 %{_rpmconfigdir}/macros.d/macros.kmp
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 17 2018 Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com> - 126-1
+- Silence the annoying warning from ldconfig brp-script (#1540971)
+
 * Thu Nov 15 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 125-1
 - Make automagic Python bytecompilation optional
   https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/No_more_automagic_Python_bytecompilation_phase_2