diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index e8e8e0d..c1f71c2 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #%%global without_hscolour 1
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        1.8.2
+Version:        1.8.3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM macros for building Haskell packages for GHC
 
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
-* Thu Jan 25 2018 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.8.2-1
-- remove "-z defs" from LDFLAGS since it breaks linking with ghc
+* Thu Jan 25 2018 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.8.3-1
+- remove "-z defs" from LDFLAGS since it breaks linking with ghc (see #1535422)
 
 * Tue Jan 23 2018 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.8.1-1
 - ghc_fix_rpath: remove leading or trailing ':'
diff --git a/macros.ghc b/macros.ghc
index 9eee7f0..7872201 100644
--- a/macros.ghc
+++ b/macros.ghc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export CFLAGS\
 %ghc_check_bootstrap\
 %ghc_set_cflags\
 %global _hardened_ldflags %{nil}\
-LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-$(echo %{?__global_ldflags} | sed -e 's/-Wl,-z,defs //')}"; export LDFLAGS\
+LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-$(echo %{?__global_ldflags} | sed -e 's/-Wl,-z,defs//')}"; export LDFLAGS\
 %cabal --version\
 %cabal configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{_ghcdocdir} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc --dynlibdir=%{_ghcdynlibdir} %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} %{?ghc_subpackaging:--user}%{!?ghc_subpackaging:--global} --ghc-options="${CFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g')} ${LDFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')}" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options