diff --git a/programming/library/gnu-efi/actions.py b/programming/library/gnu-efi/actions.py
index 1d717a8c15..8bbf7a8667 100644
--- a/programming/library/gnu-efi/actions.py
+++ b/programming/library/gnu-efi/actions.py
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def build():
+    pisitools.ldflags.remove("-Wl,-z,relro")
+    pisitools.ldflags.remove("-Wl,-O1")
+    pisitools.ldflags.remove("-Wl,--hash-style=gnu")
+    pisitools.ldflags.remove("-Wl,--as-needed")
+    pisitools.ldflags.remove("-Wl,--sort-common")
     shelltools.system("sed -e 's/-Werror//g' -i Make.defaults")
 
-    options="lib gnuefi inc"
+    options="PREFIX='/usr' lib gnuefi inc apps"
     autotools.make(options)
 
+
 def install():
     autotools.rawInstall("INSTALLROOT=%s \
                           PREFIX='/usr'"  % get.installDIR())
diff --git a/programming/library/gnu-efi/files/fedora/gnu-efi-backports.patch b/programming/library/gnu-efi/files/fedora/gnu-efi-backports.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..030a888b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programming/library/gnu-efi/files/fedora/gnu-efi-backports.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+diff --git a/Make.defaults b/Make.defaults
+index 0068e31..775e287 100755
+--- a/Make.defaults
++++ b/Make.defaults
+@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ endif
+ ARFLAGS := rDv
+ ASFLAGS += $(ARCH3264)
+ LDFLAGS	+= -nostdlib --warn-common --no-undefined --fatal-warnings \
+-	   --build-id=sha1 -z nocombreloc
++	   --build-id=sha1 -z nocombreloc -z norelro
+ 
+ ifneq ($(ARCH),arm)
+ export LIBGCC=$(shell $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(ARCH3264) -print-libgcc-file-name)
+diff --git a/inc/efirtlib.h b/inc/efirtlib.h
+index 518859e..68320bc 100644
+--- a/inc/efirtlib.h
++++ b/inc/efirtlib.h
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ RtZeroMem (
+     );
+ 
+ VOID
++EFIAPI
+ RUNTIMEFUNCTION
+ RtSetMem (
+     IN VOID     *Buffer,
+@@ -53,10 +54,11 @@ RtSetMem (
+     );
+ 
+ VOID
++EFIAPI
+ RUNTIMEFUNCTION
+ RtCopyMem (
+     IN VOID     *Dest,
+-    IN CONST VOID     *Src,
++    IN VOID     *Src,
+     IN UINTN    len
+     );
+ 
+diff --git a/lib/runtime/efirtlib.c b/lib/runtime/efirtlib.c
+index 434db91..f7b6fba 100644
+--- a/lib/runtime/efirtlib.c
++++ b/lib/runtime/efirtlib.c
+@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ RtZeroMem (
+ #pragma RUNTIME_CODE(RtSetMem)
+ #endif
+ VOID
++EFIAPI
+ RUNTIMEFUNCTION
+ RtSetMem (
+     IN VOID     *Buffer,
+@@ -61,10 +62,11 @@ RtSetMem (
+ #pragma RUNTIME_CODE(RtCopyMem)
+ #endif
+ VOID
++EFIAPI
+ RUNTIMEFUNCTION
+ RtCopyMem (
+     IN VOID        *Dest,
+-    IN CONST VOID  *Src,
++    IN VOID  *Src,
+     IN UINTN       len
+     )
+ {
+diff --git a/lib/runtime/rtstr.c b/lib/runtime/rtstr.c
+index 802e7f4..902e075 100644
+--- a/lib/runtime/rtstr.c
++++ b/lib/runtime/rtstr.c
+@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ RtStrnCpy (
+     )
+ // copy strings
+ {
++    CHAR16 CopySrc = *Src;
++    CHAR16 *PCopySrc = &CopySrc;
++    
+     UINTN Size = RtStrnLen(Src, Len);
+     if (Size != Len)
+         RtSetMem(Dest + Size, (Len - Size) * sizeof(CHAR16), '\0');
+-    RtCopyMem(Dest, Src, Size * sizeof(CHAR16));
++    RtCopyMem(Dest, PCopySrc, Size * sizeof(CHAR16));
+ }
+ 
+ #ifndef __GNUC__
+@@ -105,10 +108,13 @@ RtStpnCpy (
+     )
+ // copy strings
+ {
++    CHAR16 CopySrc = *Src;
++    CHAR16 *PCopySrc = &CopySrc;
++    
+     UINTN Size = RtStrnLen(Src, Len);
+     if (Size != Len)
+         RtSetMem(Dest + Size, (Len - Size) * sizeof(CHAR16), '\0');
+-    RtCopyMem(Dest, Src, Size * sizeof(CHAR16));
++    RtCopyMem(Dest, PCopySrc, Size * sizeof(CHAR16));
+     return Dest + Size;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -137,10 +143,12 @@ RtStrnCat (
+     )
+ {
+     UINTN DestSize, Size;
++    CHAR16 CopySrc = *Src;
++    CHAR16 *PCopySrc = &CopySrc;
+ 
+     DestSize = RtStrLen(Dest);
+     Size = RtStrnLen(Src, Len);
+-    RtCopyMem(Dest + DestSize, Src, Size * sizeof(CHAR16));
++    RtCopyMem(Dest + DestSize, PCopySrc, Size * sizeof(CHAR16));
+     Dest[DestSize + Size] = '\0';
+ }
+ 
+diff --git a/lib/str.c b/lib/str.c
+index a2f8750..0752e06 100644
+--- a/lib/str.c
++++ b/lib/str.c
+@@ -201,11 +201,13 @@ StrDuplicate (
+ {
+     CHAR16      *Dest;
+     UINTN       Size;
++    CHAR16      CopySrc = *Src;
++    CHAR16      *PCopySrc = &CopySrc;
+ 
+     Size = StrSize(Src);
+     Dest = AllocatePool (Size);
+     if (Dest) {
+-        CopyMem (Dest, (void *)Src, Size);
++        CopyMem (Dest, PCopySrc, Size);
+     }
+     return Dest;
+ }
diff --git a/programming/library/gnu-efi/pspec.xml b/programming/library/gnu-efi/pspec.xml
index 23d0ad0610..2a0ba63beb 100644
--- a/programming/library/gnu-efi/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/library/gnu-efi/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
         <IsA>Libry</IsA>
         <Summary>Develop EFI applications for ARM-64, ARM-32, x86_64, IA-64 (IPF), and IA-32 (x86) platforms using the GNU toolchain and the EFI development environment..</Summary>
         <Description>GNU toolchain and the EFI development environment..</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="40c8a4715cf8c409a093c8d2ca9f5d5b24d73058" type="tarbz2">https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnu-efi/files/gnu-efi-3.0.15.tar.bz2</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="4f12dc4ab3e7940070c87affea17bf8a6209957a" type="tarbz2">https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnu-efi/files/gnu-efi-3.0.18.tar.bz2</Archive>
+        <Patches>
+            <Patch level="1">fedora/gnu-efi-backports.patch</Patch>
+        </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
@@ -26,6 +29,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="9">
+            <Date>2024-07-01</Date>
+            <Version>3.0.18</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Pisi Linux Community</Name>
+            <Email>admin@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="8">
             <Date>2023-03-12</Date>
             <Version>3.0.15</Version>