diff --git a/git.spec b/git.spec
index 51b73db..088262a 100644
--- a/git.spec
+++ b/git.spec
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 %global use_systemd         0
 %endif
 
+# Settings for EL <= 7
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 7
+%{!?__global_ldflags: %global __global_ldflags -Wl,-z,relro}
+%endif
+
 Name:           git
 Version:        2.7.4
 Release:        2%{?dist}
@@ -688,7 +693,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %changelog
 * Fri Jul 01 2016 Petr Stodulka  <pstodulk@redhat.com> - 2.7.4-2
-- Set LDFLAGS for hardened builds (#1289728) (thanks Todd)
+- Set LDFLAGS for hardened builds (#1289728)
+  and define __global_ldflags on EL < 7 (#1337137)
+  (Thanks Todd)
 
 * Fri Mar 18 2016 David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> - 2.7.4-1
 - Update to 2.7.4 (for CVE-2016-2315, CVE-2016-2324)