diff --git a/gawk.changes b/gawk.changes
index 1c0e50d..4d39cee 100644
--- a/gawk.changes
+++ b/gawk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep  7 12:48:01 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add explicit buildrequire makeinfo
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr  4 01:27:28 UTC 2012 - tabraham@novell.com
 
diff --git a/gawk.spec b/gawk.spec
index b8410a1..e46d2a6 100644
--- a/gawk.spec
+++ b/gawk.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/
 Provides:       awk
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  update-alternatives
+%if 0%{suse_version} > 1220
+BuildRequires:  makeinfo
+%endif
 PreReq:         %{install_info_prereq} update-alternatives
 Version:        4.0.1
 Release:        0
@@ -36,18 +39,6 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 GNU awk is upwardly compatible with the System V Release 4 awk.  It is
 almost completely POSIX 1003.2 compliant.
 
-
-
-Authors:
---------
-    David Trueman <david@cs.dal.ca>
-    Arnold Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
-    Michal Jaegermann <michal@gorte.phys.ualberta.ca>
-    Scott Deifik <scottd@amgen.com>
-    Darrel Hankerson <hankedr@mail.auburn.edu>
-    Kai Uwe Rommel <rommel@ars.de>
-    Pat Rankin <rankin@eql.caltech.edu>
-
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch1 -p1