diff --git a/gdal.changes b/gdal.changes
index 361f542..dd3f249 100644
--- a/gdal.changes
+++ b/gdal.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov 29 17:26:20 UTC 2021 - Bruno Friedmann <bruno@ioda-net.ch>
+
+- Fix xerces detection by adding --with-xerces-inc parameter
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov  1 08:16:50 UTC 2021 - Bruno Friedmann <bruno@ioda-net.ch>
 
diff --git a/gdal.spec b/gdal.spec
index d9fe8fb..82c1579 100644
--- a/gdal.spec
+++ b/gdal.spec
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ ln -s %{_includedir} $ECW_INC_PATH
         --with-freexl           \
         --without-qhull         \
         --with-xerces=yes       \
+        --with-xerces-inc=%{_includedir} \
         --with-xerces-lib="-lxerces-c" \
 %if %{with ecw5_support}
         --with-ecw=../ECW/     \