diff --git a/libdbus-c++.changes b/libdbus-c++.changes
index 2e9a609..1c01156 100644
--- a/libdbus-c++.changes
+++ b/libdbus-c++.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 23 14:03:27 UTC 2013 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- pthread is needed for the test app - not just on i586
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 20 07:33:35 UTC 2012 - davejplater@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/libdbus-c++.spec b/libdbus-c++.spec
index 74748f7..7d3b080 100644
--- a/libdbus-c++.spec
+++ b/libdbus-c++.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libdbus-c++
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 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
@@ -98,13 +98,7 @@ optional own main loop. Files for building against libdbus-c++
 
 %build
 #./autogen.sh
-# FIXME: for some strange reason the 32 bit build needs -lpthread.
-%ifarch x86_64
-export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -lexpat"
-%else
 export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -lexpat -lpthread"
-%endif
-
 %configure --disable-ecore --enable-doxygen-docs --enable-static=no
 make %{?_smp_flags}