diff --git a/sems.spec b/sems.spec
index 5b0324a..4decfb4 100644
--- a/sems.spec
+++ b/sems.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:	SIP Express Media Server, an extensible SIP media server
 Name:		sems
 Version:	1.1.1
-Release:	6%{?dist}
+Release:	7%{?dist}
 URL:		http://www.iptel.org/sems
 # wget http://ftp.iptel.org/pub/sems/sems-1.1.1.tar.gz
 # tar zx --exclude iLBC_rfc3951 -f sems-1.1.1.tar.gz
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 # temporary fix for https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/1202
 #BuildRequires:	python >= 2.3
 BuildRequires:	python
-BuildRequires:	sip-devel
+# re-enable when/if building -python subpkg
+#BuildRequires: sip-devel
 BuildRequires:	libsamplerate-devel
 BuildRequires:	gsm-devel
 BuildRequires:	spandsp-devel
@@ -551,6 +552,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plug-in/xmlrpc2di.so
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 16 2009 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 1.1.1-7
+- drop BR: sip-devel
+
 * Fri Aug 28 2009 Peter Lemenkov <lemenkov@gmail.com> 1.1.1-6
 - g722 enabled back