If you compile the package with: LDFLAGS=" -Wl,--hash-style=gnu -Wl,-z,norelro" you won't see "No Relro" so it is not respected To test please use checksec from app-admin/checksec ~ $ checksec --file=/usr/lib64/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.4200.2 RELRO STACK CANARY NX PIE RPATH RUNPATH Symbols FORTIFY Fortified Fortifiable FILE Full RELRO No canary found NX enabled DSO No RPATH No RUNPATH No Symbols Yes 1 3 /usr/lib64/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.4200.2