diff --git a/xlog-1.8.1-doc.patch b/xlog-1.8.1-doc.patch
index fd0e9d1..a1d9c2f 100644
--- a/xlog-1.8.1-doc.patch
+++ b/xlog-1.8.1-doc.patch
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
---- xlog-1.8.1/data/Makefile.am	2007-03-29 18:29:40.000000000 +0300
-+++ xlog-1.8.1-mod/data/Makefile.am	2008-07-17 16:15:39.000000000 +0300
+diff -Naur xlog-1.8.1/data/Makefile.am xlog-1.8.1-mod/data/Makefile.am
+--- xlog-1.8.1/data/Makefile.am	2008-04-04 23:08:35.000000000 +0300
++++ xlog-1.8.1-mod/data/Makefile.am	2008-12-10 12:24:39.000000000 +0200
 @@ -1 +1 @@
 -SUBDIRS = desktop doc dxcc glabels images man maps mime pixmaps remote utils
 +SUBDIRS = desktop dxcc images man maps mime pixmaps remote utils
---- xlog-1.8.1/Makefile.am	2007-12-08 15:28:59.000000000 +0200
-+++ xlog-1.8.1-mod/Makefile.am	2008-07-17 16:22:59.000000000 +0300
-@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@
+diff -Naur xlog-1.8.1/Makefile.am xlog-1.8.1-mod/Makefile.am
+--- xlog-1.8.1/Makefile.am	2008-08-28 17:35:49.000000000 +0300
++++ xlog-1.8.1-mod/Makefile.am	2008-12-10 12:24:39.000000000 +0200
+@@ -8,13 +8,9 @@
  
  install-data-local:
  	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
@@ -19,3 +21,40 @@
  	rm $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.gz
  
 -ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+diff -Naur xlog-1.8.1/src/gui_helpdialog.c xlog-1.8.1-mod/src/gui_helpdialog.c
+--- xlog-1.8.1/src/gui_helpdialog.c	2008-08-28 11:40:01.000000000 +0300
++++ xlog-1.8.1-mod/src/gui_helpdialog.c	2008-12-10 15:00:33.000000000 +0200
+@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
+ #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+ 	helpfile = g_strdup_printf ("%s", filename);
+ #else
+-	helpfile = g_strdup_printf ("%s%s%s", XLOG_DATADIR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S, 
++	helpfile = g_strdup_printf ("%s%s%s", XLOG_DOCDIR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S, 
+ 		filename);
+ #endif
+ 	gtk_text_buffer_create_tag (buffer, "bold", "weight", PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD, NULL);
+diff -Naur xlog-1.8.1/src/gui_keys.c xlog-1.8.1-mod/src/gui_keys.c
+--- xlog-1.8.1/src/gui_keys.c	2008-08-28 10:27:09.000000000 +0300
++++ xlog-1.8.1-mod/src/gui_keys.c	2008-12-10 15:00:44.000000000 +0200
+@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
+ #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+ 	helpfile = g_strdup_printf ("%s", filename);
+ #else
+-	helpfile = g_strdup_printf ("%s%s%s", XLOG_DATADIR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S, 
++	helpfile = g_strdup_printf ("%s%s%s", XLOG_DOCDIR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S, 
+ 		filename);
+ #endif
+ 	buf = g_new0 (gchar, 100);
+diff -Naur xlog-1.8.1/src/Makefile.am xlog-1.8.1-mod/src/Makefile.am
+--- xlog-1.8.1/src/Makefile.am	2008-05-15 17:54:16.000000000 +0300
++++ xlog-1.8.1-mod/src/Makefile.am	2008-12-10 12:25:02.000000000 +0200
+@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
+ 	-DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED \
+ 	-DDATADIR=\""$(datadir)"\" \
+ 	-DXLOG_LOCALEDIR=\""$(datadir)/locale"\" \
+-	-DXLOG_DATADIR=\""$(datadir)/xlog"\"
++	-DXLOG_DATADIR=\""$(datadir)/xlog"\" \
++	-DXLOG_DOCDIR=\""$(DOCDIR)"\"
+ 
+ CLEANFILES = *~
+ 
diff --git a/xlog.spec b/xlog.spec
index b04a26e..44615d8 100644
--- a/xlog.spec
+++ b/xlog.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           xlog
 Version:        1.8.1
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Logging program for Hamradio Operators
 
 Group:          Applications/Communications
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ xlog supports trlog, adif, cabrillo, edit, twlog and editest files.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch0 -p1 -b doc
+%patch0 -p1 -b .doc
 #fix bogus .desktop file
 sed -i -e "s/ApplicationHamRadio/Application/g" $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}/data/desktop/xlog.desktop
 sed -i -e "s/Utility;Database;HamRadio;GTK/HamRadio/g" $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}/data/desktop/xlog.desktop
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ sed -i -e "s/.png//g" $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}/data/desktop/xlog.deskto
 mkdir m4
 autoreconf -i -f
 %configure --enable-hamlib
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
+make %{?_smp_mflags} -e DOCDIR='%{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}'
 
 
 %install
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 10 2008 Lucian Langa <cooly@gnome.eu.org> - 1.8.1-3
+- modify patch to correctly display documentation
+
 * Sun Nov 23 2008 Lucian Langa <cooly@gnome.eu.org> - 1.8.1-2
 - fix for RH #472619: drop mimeinfo.cache