diff --git a/breeze-icon-theme.spec b/breeze-icon-theme.spec
index 5411035..cb9dac1 100644
--- a/breeze-icon-theme.spec
+++ b/breeze-icon-theme.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Name:           breeze-icon-theme
 Summary:        Breeze icon theme
 Version:        5.16.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 
 # http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy
 License:        LGPLv3+
@@ -20,22 +20,33 @@ URL:            http://projects.kde.org/breeze-icons
 Source0:        http://download.kde.org/%{stable}/frameworks/%{versiondir}/breeze-icons-%{version}.tar.xz
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
-BuildRequires:  kf5-rpm-macros
+Patch1: fix-breeze-dark-inheritance.patch
+
+BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  extra-cmake-modules
+BuildRequires:  kde-filesystem
+BuildRequires:  kf5-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  qt5-qtbase-devel
 
-BuildRequires:  kde-filesystem
+# icon optimizations
+BuildRequires: hardlink
+# for optimizegraphics
+#BuildRequires: kde-dev-scripts
+BuildRequires: time
 
 # upstream name
 Provides:       breeze-icons = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       kf5-breeze-icons = %{version}-%{release}
 
+# upgrade path, since this no longer includes cursors
+Requires:       breeze-cursor-theme
+
 %description
 %{summary}.
 
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n breeze-icons-%{version}
+%autosetup -n breeze-icons-%{version} -p1
 
 
 %build
@@ -50,8 +61,12 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} -C %{_target_platform}
 %install
 make install/fast DESTDIR=%{buildroot} -C %{_target_platform}
 
-# Note: we don't do optimizegraphics because breeze is exclusively SVG
-# TODO: compress all SVG to SVGZ?
+## icon optimizations
+#du -s  .
+#time optimizegraphics ||:
+du -s .
+/usr/sbin/hardlink -c -v %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/
+du -s .
 
 # create/own all potential dirs
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_kf5_datadir}/icons/{breeze,breeze-dark}/{16x16,22x22,24x24,32x32,36x36,48x48,64x64,96x96,128x128,512x512,scalable}/{actions,apps,devices,mimetypes,places}
@@ -60,6 +75,11 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_kf5_datadir}/icons/{breeze,breeze-dark}/{16x16,22x22,24x
 touch  %{buildroot}%{_kf5_datadir}/icons/{breeze,breeze-dark}/icon-theme.cache
 
 
+%check
+# verify dark inheritence, notorious for getting lost
+test "$(grep '^Inherits=' %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/breeze-dark/index.theme)" = "Inherits=breeze"
+
+
 %post
 touch --no-create %{_kf5_datadir}/icons/breeze &> /dev/null || :
 touch --no-create %{_kf5_datadir}/icons/breeze-dark &> /dev/null || :
@@ -86,6 +106,11 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Nov 15 2015 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 5.16.0-2
+- Requires: breeze-cursor-theme (#1282203)
+- use hardlink optimizer
+- fix breeze dark inheritance (again)
+
 * Sun Nov 08 2015 Daniel Vrátil <dvratil@fedoraproject.org> - 5.16.0-1
 - KDE Frameworks 5.16.0
 
diff --git a/fix-breeze-dark-inheritance.patch b/fix-breeze-dark-inheritance.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2523c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-breeze-dark-inheritance.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/icons-dark/index.theme b/icons-dark/index.theme
+index 61660ba..d2f6767 100644
+--- a/icons-dark/index.theme
++++ b/icons-dark/index.theme
+@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Comment[x-test]=xxDefault Plasma 5 Theme for Dark themesxx
+ 
+ DisplayDepth=32
+ 
+-Inherits=hicolor
++Inherits=breeze
+ 
+ Example=folder
+