diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ae6370c..bc2fff4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -99,12 +99,16 @@ if test "x$enable_coverage" = xno && test "x$enable_debug" = xno && test "x$enab
 	FLAGS="$FLAGS -O3 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
 fi
 
+# check if assembler can generate missing build notes, binutils >= 2.31 or older with backport is needed
+AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Wa,--generate-missing-build-notes=yes], [ICA_ASFLAGS="-Wa,--generate-missing-build-notes=yes"])
+
 # restore cmdline flags (ignore PROG_AS/PROG_CC defaults)
 CFLAGS="$cmdline_CFLAGS"
 CCASFLAGS="$cmdline_CFLAGS"
 
 AC_SUBST([FLAGS], $FLAGS)
 AC_SUBST([LIBS], $LIBS)
+AC_SUBST([ICA_ASFLAGS], $ICA_ASFLAGS)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile doc/Makefile include/Makefile src/Makefile test/Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/libica.spec b/libica.spec
index 812b73d..3461b65 100644
--- a/libica.spec
+++ b/libica.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ URL:           https://github.com/opencryptoki/libica
 Source0:       %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
-BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool openssl-devel
+BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool openssl-devel autoconf-archive
 
 %description
 Interface library on Linux for IBM System z to utilize CPACF
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4a1ef14..d6f7f7f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ SOURCES_common = ica_api.c init.c icastats_shared.c s390_rsa.c \
 		    include/rng.h
 
 libica_la_CFLAGS = ${CFLAGS_common} -DLIBNAME=\"libica\"
-libica_la_CCASFLAGS = ${AM_CFLAGS}
+libica_la_CCASFLAGS = ${AM_CFLAGS} ${ICA_ASFLAGS}
 libica_la_LIBADD = ${LIBS_common}
 libica_la_LDFLAGS = ${LDFLAGS_common}
 libica_la_SOURCES = ${SOURCES_common}
 
 libica_cex_la_CFLAGS = ${CFLAGS_common} -DNO_CPACF -DNO_SW_FALLBACKS -DLIBNAME=\"libica-cex\"
-libica_cex_la_CCASFLAGS = ${AM_CFLAGS}
+libica_cex_la_CCASFLAGS = ${AM_CFLAGS} ${ICA_ASFLAGS}
 libica_cex_la_LIBADD = ${LIBS_common}
 libica_cex_la_LDFLAGS = ${LDFLAGS_common}
 libica_cex_la_SOURCES = ${SOURCES_common}