diff --git a/gedit.spec b/gedit.spec
index 4b03105..9da46de 100644
--- a/gedit.spec
+++ b/gedit.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+%global with_zeitgeist 1
+
 %define glib2_version 2.28.0
 %define pygo_version 2.90
 %define desktop_file_utils_version 0.9
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ to gedit.
 
 Install gedit-devel if you want to write plugins for gedit.
 
+%if %{with_zeitgeist}
 %package zeitgeist
 Summary: Zeitgeist plugin for gedit
 Group: Applications/Editors
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ BuildRequires: libzeitgeist-devel >= %{zeitgeist_version}
 %description zeitgeist
 This packages brings the Zeitgeist dataprovider - a plugin that logs
 access and leave event for documents used with gedit.
-
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %setup -n gedit-%{version} -q
@@ -198,12 +201,17 @@ glib-compile-schemas %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas >&/dev/null || :
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/gedit.pc
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc
 
+%if %{with_zeitgeist}
 %files zeitgeist
 %defattr(-, root, root, -)
 %{_libdir}/gedit/plugins/zeitgeist.plugin
 %{_libdir}/gedit/plugins/libzeitgeistplugin.so
+%endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 17 2013 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2:3.7.3-2
+- Make zeitgeist optional
+
 * Mon Jan 07 2013 Ignacio Casal Quinteiro <icq@gnome.org> - 2:3.7.3-1
 - Update to 3.7.3