diff --git a/gnome-games.spec b/gnome-games.spec
index 910cef5..fc96332 100644
--- a/gnome-games.spec
+++ b/gnome-games.spec
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ make
 popd
 
 %configure --localstatedir=/var/lib
-make
+make CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -DNO_HOWL"
 
 
 %install
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 export GCONF_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_SCHEMA_INSTALL=1
 
 pushd gnome-games-extra-data-%{gnome_games_extra_data_version}
-%makeinstall
+make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 popd
 
-%makeinstall localstatedir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib
+make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 unset GCONF_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_SCHEMA_INSTALL
 
 #
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ scrollkeeper-update
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 31 2005 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> 1:2.12.1-2
+- remove howl dependency
+- modernize make install lines
+
 * Thu Oct  6 2005 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> 1:2.12.1-1
 - Update to 2.12.1