diff --git a/lirc.changes b/lirc.changes
index 6bb6f4a..0957167 100644
--- a/lirc.changes
+++ b/lirc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 17 08:36:41 UTC 2016 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- remove lirc.4 as this is part of man-pages from 4.05 on
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Dec  6 13:57:19 UTC 2015 - p.drouand@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/lirc.spec b/lirc.spec
index 6966889..2aa71d1 100644
--- a/lirc.spec
+++ b/lirc.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package lirc
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/lirc/contrib
 #
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/lirc/plugindocs
 #
+# remove lirc.4, as it is part of man-pages from 4.05 on
+rm %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man4/lirc.4
+#
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}
 %fdupes -s .
 
@@ -324,7 +327,6 @@ done
 %exclude %{_mandir}/man1/irxevent.*
 %exclude %{_mandir}/man1/xmode2.*
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
-%{_mandir}/man4/*
 %{_mandir}/man5/*
 %{_mandir}/man8/*
 %{python3_sitelib}/*