diff --git a/opal.spec b/opal.spec
index 23ce44d..4c5c1e3 100644
--- a/opal.spec
+++ b/opal.spec
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ header files for opal.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q 
+%patch0 -p1 -b .noilbc
 
 for file in dll so bin lib exe; do 
   find . -name "*.$file" -exec rm -f {} \; ;