diff --git a/a2ps.changes b/a2ps.changes
index 072468c..e4e53fa 100644
--- a/a2ps.changes
+++ b/a2ps.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar  3 11:14:04 UTC 2015 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Avoid automake-1.9 as there is no automake-1.9 anymore 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar  2 12:06:41 UTC 2015 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/a2ps.spec b/a2ps.spec
index 7b32c74..37e3245 100644
--- a/a2ps.spec
+++ b/a2ps.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ BuildRequires:  psutils
 BuildRequires:  texlive-latex
 %if %suse_version > 1220
 BuildRequires:  gperf
+BuildRequires:  groff
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
 BuildRequires:  texi2html
 BuildRequires:  texinfo
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ touch -r configure.in .ref
 cp -f %SOURCE1 po/ko.po
 find -type f | grep -vE '(parseppd|parsessh).y' | xargs \
 sed -ri 's/59 Temple Place(,| -) Suite 330/51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor/;s/02111-1307/02110-1301/'
+find -name Makefile.in | xargs touch
 
 %build
  #XXX: ugly hack; necessary??