diff --git a/gnome-applets.spec b/gnome-applets.spec
index 127c21d..0db3481 100644
--- a/gnome-applets.spec
+++ b/gnome-applets.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define name	gnome-applets
 %define ver	1.2.4
-%define RELEASE 3
+%define RELEASE 3a
 %define rel	%{?CUSTOM_RELEASE} %{!?CUSTOM_RELEASE:%RELEASE}
 
 Summary:	Small applications which embed themselves in the GNOME panel
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE3} $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{PACKAGE_VERSION}/gtik/
 tar zxf %{SOURCE4}
 %build
 
+export OLD_PO_FILE_INPUT=yes
 %configure --sysconfdir=/etc
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 make
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ BuildFiles
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog NEWS README
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May  4 2001 Oliver Paukstadt <oliver.paukstadt@millenux.com>
+- ported to IBM zSeries (s390x, 64 bit)
+
 * Thu Mar 15 2001 Havoc Pennington <hp@redhat.com>
 - translations