diff --git a/plv8-2.1.0-make.patch b/plv8-2.1.0-make.patch
index ef3768b..7bdf69e 100644
--- a/plv8-2.1.0-make.patch
+++ b/plv8-2.1.0-make.patch
@@ -23,3 +23,16 @@ index 263d070..305999c 100644
 -- 
 2.14.3
 
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index f410301..2ed035b 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ifndef DISABLE_DIALECT
+ REGRESS += dialect
+ endif
+ 
+-SHLIB_LINK += -lv8
++SHLIB_LINK += -lv8 $(RPM_HACK_LDFLAGS)
+ ifdef V8_OUTDIR
+ SHLIB_LINK += -L$(V8_OUTDIR)
+ else
diff --git a/plv8.spec b/plv8.spec
index 98953a3..2b3338d 100644
--- a/plv8.spec
+++ b/plv8.spec
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ your function that is callable from SQL.
 %define _configure :
 %configure
 
-%make_build
+# rhbz#1517657
+ln -s %{_libdir}/libv8_libplatform.so.? libv8_libplatform.so
+export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$PWD"
+
+%make_build RPM_HACK_LDFLAGS="-L$PWD"
 
 
 %install
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ your function that is callable from SQL.
 * Sat Dec 16 2017 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 2.1.0-2
 - fixes per pre-review by Robert-André Mauchin (rhbz#1036130)
 - require proper postgresql-server version
+- hack for missing libv8_libplatform.so in v8-devel (rhbz#1517657)
 
 * Fri Dec 15 2017 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 2.1.0-1
 - rebase to 2.1.0