diff --git a/htmldoc.changes b/htmldoc.changes
index f017f9e..b810282 100644
--- a/htmldoc.changes
+++ b/htmldoc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 20 20:49:25 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add autoconf as buildrequire to avoid implicit dependency
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 20 20:34:26 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- remove call to suse_update_config (very old work around)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb 15 11:18:57 CET 2010 - rguenther@suse.de
 
diff --git a/htmldoc.spec b/htmldoc.spec
index da52918..652b1f9 100644
--- a/htmldoc.spec
+++ b/htmldoc.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package htmldoc (Version 1.8.27)
+# spec file for package htmldoc
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2010 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2011 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -15,18 +15,22 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-# norootforbuild
-
 
 Name:           htmldoc
-BuildRequires:  fltk-devel freeglut-devel gcc-c++ libdrm-devel libjpeg-devel libpng-devel openssl-devel
+BuildRequires:  autoconf
+BuildRequires:  fltk-devel
+BuildRequires:  freeglut-devel
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires:  libdrm-devel
+BuildRequires:  libjpeg-devel
+BuildRequires:  libpng-devel
+BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
+Url:            http://htmldoc.org/
+Version:        1.8.27
+Release:        0
+Summary:        HTML Processor that Generates HTML, PostScript, and PDF Files
 License:        LGPL-2.1+
 Group:          Productivity/Publishing/HTML/Tools
-Url:            http://htmldoc.org/
-AutoReqProv:    on
-Version:        1.8.27
-Release:        173
-Summary:        HTML Processor that Generates HTML, PostScript, and PDF Files
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}-source.tar.bz2
 Patch:          %{name}-docpath.diff
 Patch1:         htmldoc_CVE-2009-3050_535943.diff
@@ -39,12 +43,6 @@ HTMLDOC converts HTML source files into indexed HTML, PostScript, or
 Portable Document Format (PDF) files that can be viewed online or
 printed.
 
-
-
-Authors:
---------
-    Michael Sweet <mike at easysw dot com>
-
 %prep
 %setup 
 %patch
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ Authors:
 %patch2
 
 %build
-%{?suse_update_config:%{suse_update_config -f}}
 export CFLAGS="${RPM_OPT_FLAGS} -fno-strict-aliasing"
 autoconf
 ./configure \