diff --git a/mesa.spec b/mesa.spec
index 3576cf0..215ebaa 100644
--- a/mesa.spec
+++ b/mesa.spec
@@ -368,6 +368,19 @@ cp %{SOURCE1} docs/
 # ensure standard Rust compiler flags are set
 export RUSTFLAGS="%build_rustflags"
 
+# An update on the linker will now refuse to create binaries with a loadable
+# memory segment that has read, write and execute permissions set.
+# mesa creates one unless "glx-read-only-text" is enabled, however, the
+# documentation for "glx-read-only-text" reads:
+#
+#   "Disable writable .text section on x86 (decreases performance)"
+#
+# In order to avoid possible performance regressions, disable the linker error:
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250927
+%ifarch %{ix86}
+LDFLAGS=-Wl,--no-error-rwx-segments
+%endif
+
 # We've gotten a report that enabling LTO for mesa breaks some games. See
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1862771 for details.
 # Disable LTO for now