diff --git a/brltty.spec b/brltty.spec
index 5bf76a5..0253c41 100644
--- a/brltty.spec
+++ b/brltty.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 Name: brltty
 Version: %{pkg_version}
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 URL: http://mielke.cc/brltty/
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ BuildRoot: %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 Summary: Braille display driver for Linux/Unix
 BuildRequires: byacc glibc-kernheaders
 BuildRequires: autoconf
+# work around a bug in the install process:
+Requires(post): coreutils
 
 %description
 BRLTTY is a background process (daemon) which provides
@@ -274,6 +276,10 @@ exit 0
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 20 2010 Stepan Kasal <skasal@redhat.com> - 4.1-5
+- requires(post): coreutils to work around an installator bug
+- Resolves: #540437
+
 * Wed Jan 13 2010 Stepan Kasal <skasal@redhat.com> - 4.1-4
 - limit building against speech-dispatcher to Fedora
 - Resolves: rhbz#553795