diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index 7a14def..d7d5c0d 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #%%global without_hscolour 1
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        1.4.9
+Version:        1.4.10
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM macros for building packages for GHC
 
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ install -p -D -m 0755 %{SOURCE5} %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/cabal-tweak-flag
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 27 2015 Jens Petersen <petersen@fedoraproject.org> - 1.4.10-1
+- have to turn off hardening in cabal_configure: set _hardened_ldflags to nil
+
 * Fri Feb 27 2015 Jens Petersen <petersen@fedoraproject.org> - 1.4.9-1
 - turn off _hardened_build for libraries since it breaks linking
   <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Harden_all_packages_with_position-independent_code>
diff --git a/macros.ghc b/macros.ghc
index 5f213b2..756c223 100644
--- a/macros.ghc
+++ b/macros.ghc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ fi
 # configure
 %cabal_configure\
 %ghc_check_bootstrap\
+%global _hardened_ldflags %{nil}\
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-%optflags}"; export CFLAGS\
 LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-%__global_ldflags}"; export LDFLAGS\
 %cabal configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{?_pkgdocdir}%{!?_pkgdocdir:%{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgid' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} --ghc-options="$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g') $(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options
@@ -105,7 +106,6 @@ install -D --mode=0644 %{pkgnamever}.conf %{buildroot}%{ghclibdir}/package.conf.
 # ghc_lib_build_without_haddock [name] [version]
 %ghc_lib_build_without_haddock()\
 %global debug_package %{nil}\
-%global _hardened_build 0\
 %cabal_configure %{!?without_prof:-p} %{!?ghc_without_shared:--enable-shared} %{?pkg_name:--htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}} %{?1:--docdir=%{_docdir}/ghc-%1%{!?fedora:-%2} --htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%1-%2} %{!?1:--global} %{?ghc_with_lib_for_ghci:--enable-library-for-ghci}\
 %cabal build\
 %{nil}