diff --git a/vala-0.1.5-gen-project.patch b/vala-0.1.5-gen-project.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a1b96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vala-0.1.5-gen-project.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+--- vala-0.1.5/gen-project/valaprojectgenerator.vala.orig	2007-11-25 11:50:25.000000000 -0500
++++ vala-0.1.5/gen-project/valaprojectgenerator.vala	2007-12-04 15:59:57.000000000 -0500
+@@ -193,16 +193,24 @@
+ 			FileUtils.set_contents (project_path + "/po/ChangeLog", "", -1);
+ 
+ 			string s;
+-			FileUtils.get_contents ("/usr/share/automake/INSTALL", out s);
+-			FileUtils.set_contents (project_path + "/INSTALL", s, -1);
++			string automake_path = get_automake_path ();
++			if (automake_path != null) {
++				string install_filename = automake_path + "/INSTALL";
++				if (FileUtils.test (install_filename, FileTest.EXISTS)) {
++					FileUtils.get_contents (install_filename, out s);
++					FileUtils.set_contents (project_path + "/INSTALL", s, -1);
++				}
++			}
+ 
+ 			string license_filename = null;
+ 			if (project_license == ProjectLicense.GPL2) {
+-				license_filename = "/usr/share/automake/COPYING";
++				if (automake_path != null) {
++					license_filename = automake_path + "/COPYING";
++				}
+ 			} else if (project_license == ProjectLicense.LGPL2) {
+ 				license_filename = "/usr/share/libtool/libltdl/COPYING.LIB";
+ 			}
+-			if (license_filename != null) {
++			if (license_filename != null && FileUtils.test (license_filename, FileTest.EXISTS)) {
+ 				FileUtils.get_contents (license_filename, out s);
+ 				FileUtils.set_contents (project_path + "/COPYING", s, -1);
+ 			}
+@@ -558,6 +566,20 @@
+ 		FileUtils.set_contents (project_path + "/MAINTAINERS", s, -1);
+ 	}
+ 
++	private string get_automake_path () {
++		var automake_paths = new string[] { "/usr/share/automake",
++		                                    "/usr/share/automake-1.10",
++		                                    "/usr/share/automake-1.9" };
++
++		foreach (string automake_path in automake_paths) {
++			if (FileUtils.test (automake_path, FileTest.IS_DIR)) {
++				return automake_path;
++			}
++		}
++
++		return null;
++	}
++
+ 	static void main (string[] args) {
+ 		Gtk.init (ref args);
+ 
diff --git a/vala.spec b/vala.spec
index 28d98a3..7856be6 100644
--- a/vala.spec
+++ b/vala.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           vala
 Version:        0.1.5
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        A modern programming language for GNOME
 
 Group:          Development/Languages
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ Group:          Development/Languages
 License:        LGPLv2+ and BSD
 URL:            http://live.gnome.org/Vala
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/vala/0.1/vala-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Patch0:         vala-0.1.5-gen-project.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel flex bison devhelp
-#Requires:       
+Requires:       gtk2-devel
 
 %description
 Vala is a new programming language that aims to bring modern programming
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ Summary:        Tools for creating projects and bindings for %{name}
 Group:          Development/Languages
 License:        LGPLv2+
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+# automake should be pulled in by gtk2-devel
+#Requires:       automake
 Provides:       %{name}-vapigen = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes:      %{name}-vapigen < %{version}-%{release}
 
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ This package contains documentation in a devhelp HTML book.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .gen-project
 
 
 %build
@@ -130,6 +134,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec  4 2007 Michel Salim <michel.sylvan@gmail.com> - 0.1.5-4
+- Backport patch to autodetect location of automake shared files
+
 * Tue Dec  4 2007 Michel Salim <michel.sylvan@gmail.com> - 0.1.5-3
 - Add build dependency on gtk2-devel