diff --git a/binutils-2.31.1-revert-PR-23161.patch b/binutils-2.31.1-revert-PR-23161.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02a7350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-2.31.1-revert-PR-23161.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
+index 444aef2942..8a3858d32b 100644
+--- a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
++++ b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
+@@ -637,9 +637,9 @@ cat <<EOF
+   ${SDATA_GOT+${OTHER_GOT_SECTIONS}}
+   ${DATA_SDATA-${SDATA}}
+   ${DATA_SDATA-${OTHER_SDATA_SECTIONS}}
+-  ${RELOCATING+${DATA_END_SYMBOLS-${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}_edata = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)}; PROVIDE (${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}edata = .);}}
++  ${RELOCATING+${DATA_END_SYMBOLS-${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}_edata = .; PROVIDE (${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}edata = .);}}
+   ${RELOCATING+. = .;}
+-  ${RELOCATING+${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}__bss_start = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)};}
++  ${RELOCATING+${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}__bss_start = .;}
+   ${RELOCATING+${OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS}}
+   ${DATA_SDATA-${SBSS}}
+   ${BSS_PLT+${PLT}}
+@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ cat <<EOF
+   ${LARGE_BSS_AFTER_BSS-${LARGE_BSS}}
+   ${RELOCATING+. = ALIGN(${ALIGNMENT});}
+   ${RELOCATING+${OTHER_END_SYMBOLS}}
+-  ${RELOCATING+${END_SYMBOLS-${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}_end = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)}; PROVIDE (${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}end = .);}}
++  ${RELOCATING+${END_SYMBOLS-${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}_end = .; PROVIDE (${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}end = .);}}
+   ${RELOCATING+${DATA_SEGMENT_END}}
+   ${TINY_DATA_SECTION}
+   ${TINY_BSS_SECTION}
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 39f59fd..44af1c5 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name:          binutils
 Version:       2.31.1
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       GNU Binary Utility Development Utilities
 Group:         Development/Tools
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Patch7:        %{name}-2.22-gold-fix_pointer_reference.patch
 Patch8:        binutils-2.23.2-texinfo-5.1.patch
 Patch9:        binutils-2.26-upstream-syslinux.patch
 Patch10:        binutils-2.26-gcc-6.1.0.patch
+Patch11:        binutils-2.31.1-revert-PR-23161.patch
 License:       GPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
 BuildRequires: bash
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ Use this package if you need cross platform builds for %{_target_platform} targe
 #%patch8 -p1
 #%patch9 -p1
 #%patch10 -p1
+%patch11 -p1
 
 %build
 install -d binutils-build
@@ -394,6 +396,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 10 2018 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.31.1-2mamba
+- patch to fix link errors, see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1599521#c9
+
 * Sat Sep 15 2018 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 2.31.1-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist