diff --git a/exempi-no-shave.patch b/exempi-no-shave.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1db0171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exempi-no-shave.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--- configure.ac.orig
++++ configure.ac
+@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dnl the same distribution terms as the r
+ AC_PREREQ(2.50)
+ AC_INIT(exempi/xmp.h)
+ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(exempi, 2.1.1)
++m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES])
+ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
+ 
+ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ AC_SUBST(pkgconfigdir)
+ 
+ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+ 
+-AC_PROG_CC
++AC_PROG_CC_STDC
+ AC_PROG_CXX
+ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+ 
+@@ -197,12 +198,8 @@ dnl due to stupid m4 I had to double the
+ fi
+ AC_SUBST(VALGRIND)
+ 
+-SHAVE_INIT
+-
+ AC_OUTPUT([
+ Makefile
+-shave
+-shave-libtool
+ third-party/Makefile
+ third-party/MD5/Makefile
+ source/Makefile
diff --git a/exempi.changes b/exempi.changes
index 1910425..1b1b726 100644
--- a/exempi.changes
+++ b/exempi.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  9 01:04:53 UTC 2010 - cristian.rodriguez@opensuse.org
+
+- run make check	
+- Disable usage of "shave-libtool" that messes up post build checks
+  provide --disable-silent-rules
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep  7 23:50:28 CEST 2010 - vuntz@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/exempi.spec b/exempi.spec
index 5ab43f1..bdce256 100644
--- a/exempi.spec
+++ b/exempi.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ License:        BSD3c(or similar)
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Source0:        http://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+Patch0:			exempi-no-shave.patch
 %define debug_package_requires libexempi3 = %{version}
 
 %description
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ XMP parsing and IO library
 %package -n libexempi-devel
 License:        BSD3c(or similar)
 Summary:        XMP support library
-Requires:       libexempi3 = %{version} glibc-devel
+Requires:       libexempi3 = %{version} 
+Requires:		glibc-devel
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 
 %description -n libexempi-devel
@@ -56,16 +58,20 @@ XMP parsing and IO library
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-
+%patch0
 %build
+autoreconf -fiv
 export CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
-%configure --disable-static
+%configure --disable-silent-rules --disable-static
 %__make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 
 %install
 %makeinstall
 %{__rm} -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
 
+%check
+make check
+
 %post -n libexempi3 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %postun -n libexempi3 -p /sbin/ldconfig