diff --git a/gnome-desktop.changes b/gnome-desktop.changes
index 3741949..b908bcb 100644
--- a/gnome-desktop.changes
+++ b/gnome-desktop.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Dec 11 11:40:50 CET 2010 - vuntz@opensuse.org
+
+- Remove some locales until bnc#659001 is fixed, to fix a build
+  failure.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  6 15:31:25 CET 2010 - vuntz@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gnome-desktop.spec b/gnome-desktop.spec
index 581f12e..7f2c372 100644
--- a/gnome-desktop.spec
+++ b/gnome-desktop.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 Name:           gnome-desktop
 Version:        2.91.3
 Release:        1
+# FIXME: check if removal of locales in %install is still needed (last checked: 2010-12-11)
 License:        LGPLv2.1+
 Summary:        The GNOME Desktop API Library
 Url:            http://www.gnome.org
@@ -124,6 +125,10 @@ make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1120
 %{__rm} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/locale/en@shaw/LC_MESSAGES/*
 %endif
+# FIXME: waiting for https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659001 ; once the bug is resolved, remove the comment for %if
+#%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1130
+%{__rm} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/locale/kg/LC_MESSAGES/*
+#%endif
 %find_lang %{name}-3.0
 %if %IS_DEFAULT_GNOME_DESKTOP
 %find_lang fdl %{name}-3.0.lang