diff --git a/octave.spec b/octave.spec
index f025508..47d968a 100644
--- a/octave.spec
+++ b/octave.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 Name:           octave
 Epoch:          6
 Version:        3.8.2
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        A high-level language for numerical computations
 Group:          Applications/Engineering
 License:        GPLv3+
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ done
 %if %{builddocs}
 # remove timestamp from doc-cache
 sed -i -e '/^# Created by Octave/d' %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}/%{version}%{?rctag}/etc/doc-cache
+%else
+cp -p doc/interpreter/macros.texi %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}/%{version}/etc/macros.texi
 %endif
 
 # rpm macros
@@ -298,6 +300,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 22 2014 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> - 6:3.8.2-3
+- Install macros.texi by hand if not building docs
+
 * Sun Aug 17 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 6:3.8.2-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_22_Mass_Rebuild