diff --git a/srcpkgs/python/template b/srcpkgs/python/template
index 7c6016be2e1..145a7e08df5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 pkgname=python
 version=2.7.11
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="Python-${version}"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ post_install() {
 	# Remove test module and tests that fail to be byte-compiled.
 	rm -r ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python2.7/test
 	rm -r ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python2.7/lib2to3/tests
+	# Remove references to hardening -specs.
+	sed -e 's|\(-specs=.*hardened-ld\)||g' -e 's|\(-specs=.*hardened-cc1\)||g' \
+		-i ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python${version%.*}/_sysconfigdata.py
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		# Remove references to cross toolchain.
 		sed -i "s/$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET-//g" \