diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index cec6d10..d497d1d 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #%%global without_hscolour 1
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        1.6.10
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        1.6.11
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM macros for building Haskell packages for GHC
 
 License:        GPLv3+
@@ -106,19 +106,6 @@ install -p -D -m 0755 %{SOURCE4} %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/cabal-tweak-dep-ver
 install -p -D -m 0755 %{SOURCE5} %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/cabal-tweak-flag
 install -p -D -m 0755 %{SOURCE8} %{buildroot}/%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/ghc-pkg-wrapper
 
-# remove for ghc-8.0.1
-# binutils-2.27-7.fc26 and later break Haskell dynamic linking on aarch64 and armv7hl
-# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386126
-%if 0%{?fedora} == 26
-%ifarch aarch64 armv7hl
-# dynlinking failing with ghc-7.10.3
-cat >> %{buildroot}/%{macros_dir}/macros.ghc <<EOF
-
-%%ghc_without_dynamic 1
-EOF
-%endif
-%endif
-
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 7
 cat >> %{buildroot}/%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/ghc-deps.sh <<EOF
 
@@ -150,6 +137,11 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov 25 2016 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.6.11-1
+- re-enable dynlink on armv7hl and aarch64 since binutils was fixed (#1386126)
+- condition use of _defaultlicensedir
+- quote some echo'd macros
+
 * Mon Oct 31 2016 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.6.10-2
 - only disable arm dynlinking for f26 (#1386126)
 
diff --git a/macros.ghc b/macros.ghc
index 6ec7dca..7a5347f 100644
--- a/macros.ghc
+++ b/macros.ghc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-%optflags}"; export CFLAGS\
 %endif\
 LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-%{?__global_ldflags}}"; export LDFLAGS\
-%cabal configure %{?cabal_verbose} --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{_defaultlicensedir}/%{name} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} --ghc-options="${CFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g')} ${LDFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')}" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options
+%cabal configure %{?cabal_verbose} --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{?_defaultlicensedir}%{!?_defaultlicensedir:%_docdir}/%{name} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} --ghc-options="${CFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g')} ${LDFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')}" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options
 
 # install
 %cabal_install %cabal copy %{?cabal_verbose} %{!?cabal_verbose:-v} --destdir=%{buildroot}
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ rm -f %{basepkg}.files %{basepkg}-devel.files\
 touch %{basepkg}.files %{basepkg}-devel.files\
 echo "%{ghclibdir}/package.conf.d/%{pkgnamever}*.conf" >> %{basepkg}-devel.files\
 if [ -d "%{buildroot}${pkgdir}" ]; then\
-echo "%dir ${pkgdir}" >> %{basepkg}.files\
+echo "%%dir ${pkgdir}" >> %{basepkg}.files\
 %if %{undefined ghc_without_shared}\
-echo "%attr(755,root,root) ${pkgdir}/libHS*-ghc%{ghc_version}.so" >> %{basepkg}.files\
+echo "%%attr(755,root,root) ${pkgdir}/libHS*-ghc%{ghc_version}.so" >> %{basepkg}.files\
 %endif\
 find %{buildroot}${pkgdir} -mindepth 1 -type d | sed "s/^/%dir /" >> %{basepkg}-devel.files\
 find %{buildroot}${pkgdir} ! \\( -type d -o -name "libHS*.so" \\) >> %{basepkg}-devel.files\
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fi\
 if [ -d "%{buildroot}%{docdir}" ]; then\
 echo "%{docdir}" >> %{basepkg}-devel.files\
 fi\
-for i in $(ls %{buildroot}%{_defaultlicensedir}/%{!?1:%{name}}%{?1:%{basepkg}}); do\
+for i in $(ls %{buildroot}%{?_defaultlicensedir}%{!?_defaultlicensedir:%_docdir}/%{!?1:%{name}}%{?1:%{basepkg}}); do\
 echo "%%license %{?1:%{pkgnamever}/}$i" >> %{basepkg}.files\
 done\
 for i in %{basepkg}.files %{basepkg}-devel.files; do\
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ install -D --mode=0644 %{pkgnamever}.conf %{buildroot}%{ghclibdir}/package.conf.
 # ghc_lib_build_without_haddock [name] [version]
 %ghc_lib_build_without_haddock()\
 %global debug_package %{nil}\
-%cabal_configure %{!?without_prof:-p} %{!?ghc_without_shared:--enable-shared} %{?ghc_without_shared:--disable-shared} %{?pkg_name:--htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}} %{?1:--docdir=%{_defaultlicensedir}/ghc-%1%{!?fedora:-%2} --htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%1-%2} %{!?1:--global} %{?ghc_with_lib_for_ghci:--enable-library-for-ghci}\
+%cabal_configure %{!?without_prof:-p} %{!?ghc_without_shared:--enable-shared} %{?ghc_without_shared:--disable-shared} %{?pkg_name:--htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}} %{?1:--docdir=%{?_defaultlicensedir}%{!?_defaultlicensedir:%_docdir}/ghc-%1%{!?fedora:-%2} --htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%1-%2} %{!?1:--global} %{?ghc_with_lib_for_ghci:--enable-library-for-ghci}\
 %cabal build %{?cabal_verbose}\
 %{nil}