diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index 44f87c2..ecf5107 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ BuildRequires:  java-1_5_0-ibm-alsa
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  libgcj-devel
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-Patch:          mapserver-5.2.1_buildchecks.patch
+# not needed fpr 5.4.0
+#Patch:          mapserver-5.2.1_buildchecks.patch
 
 #%define python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")
 %define		_cgibindir /srv/www/cgi-bin