diff --git a/gnome-applets.spec b/gnome-applets.spec
index 80c2d50..3be5e0b 100644
--- a/gnome-applets.spec
+++ b/gnome-applets.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Summary:        Small applications for the GNOME panel.
 Name:     	gnome-applets
 Version: 	2.11.91
-Release:        4
+Release: 5
 Epoch:          1
 License:	GPL
 Group:          User Interface/Desktops
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Patch0:		gnome-applets-2.10.1-use-old-modemlights.patch
 Patch2:		gnome-applets-2.10.1-use-builtin-apm.patch
 Patch3:		gnome-applets-2.3.6-ppp-command.patch
 Patch4:		gnome-applets-2.11.1-cpufreq.patch
+# drop this patch when we go to the next version
 Patch5:         gnome-applets-pangoxft.patch
 URL:		http://www.gnome.org/
 
@@ -86,10 +87,9 @@ tar xjf %{SOURCE1}
 
 %patch3 -p1 -b .ppp-command
 
-automake
 autoconf
-%build
 
+%build
 %configure  --enable-suid=no --disable-scrollkeeper
 make
 
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/gswitchit.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 17 2005 Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com> - 1:2.11.91-5
+- fun with auto* to really get the build working
+
 * Wed Aug 17 2005 Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com> - 1:2.11.91-4
 - patch from upstream cvs to fix build with new pango (bgo #313368)