diff --git a/android-file-transfer.spec b/android-file-transfer.spec
index 91e334d..0ec0dfa 100644
--- a/android-file-transfer.spec
+++ b/android-file-transfer.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 # Force out of source build
 %undefine __cmake_in_source_build
 
+# Build with lto enabled will lead to crash
+# see 
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1894585
+# Disabling lto until upstream fixes this problem
+%define _lto_cflags %{nil}
+
 Name:           android-file-transfer
 Version:        3.9
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Reliable Android MTP client with minimalist UI
 
 License:        LGPLv2+
@@ -38,6 +44,9 @@ Features:
 
 
 %build
+# QT requires the main progrma not to perform local symbol binding,
+# -fPIC accomplishes that
+export CXXFLAGS="-fPIC $RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 %cmake -GNinja
 %cmake_build
 
@@ -65,6 +74,12 @@ appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}%{_metainfodir}/%{name}.appdat
 %{_datadir}/metainfo/%{name}.appdata.xml
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Nov 15 18:00:15 CST 2020 Qiyu Yan <yanqiyu@fedoraproject.org> - 3.9-8
+- disable LTO #1894585
+
+* Fri Oct 2 2020 Jeff Law <law@redhat.com> - 3.9-7
+- Add -fPIC to compilation flags
+
 * Fri Jul 31 2020 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.9-6
 - Second attempt - Rebuilt for
   https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_33_Mass_Rebuild