diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b07580334..c471bab89 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([hardening],
   [use_hardening=yes])
 fi
 
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([reduce-exports],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-reduce-exports],
   [attempt to reduce exported symbols in the resulting executables (default is no)])],
@@ -457,8 +456,8 @@ if test x$use_hardening != xno; then
     HARDENED_CPPFLAGS="$HARDENED_CPPFLAGS -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
   ],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2)])
 
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([[-Wl,-z,relro]], [HARDENED_LDFLAGS="$HARDENED_LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,relro"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable RELRO)])
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([[-Wl,-z,now]], [HARDENED_LDFLAGS="$HARDENED_LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,now"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable BIND_NOW)])
+  #AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([[-Wl,-z,relro]], [HARDENED_LDFLAGS="$HARDENED_LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,relro"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable RELRO)])
+  #AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([[-Wl,-z,now]], [HARDENED_LDFLAGS="$HARDENED_LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,now"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable BIND_NOW)])
 
   if test x$TARGET_OS != xwindows; then
     # All windows code is PIC, forcing it on just adds useless compile warnings