diff --git a/lvm2.changes b/lvm2.changes
index 3b0a6dd..3cf4b2a 100644
--- a/lvm2.changes
+++ b/lvm2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 21 08:09:41 UTC 2013 - dmzhang@suse.com
+
+- bnc#779965, use export before %configure in spec
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep 11 10:18:47 CEST 2013 - fcrozat@suse.com
 
diff --git a/lvm2.spec b/lvm2.spec
index 4a5584f..f2845d4 100644
--- a/lvm2.spec
+++ b/lvm2.spec
@@ -98,9 +98,11 @@ Volume Manager.
 %patch67 -p1
 
 %build
-#  set path so that thin_check can be found
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" MODPROBE_CMD=/sbin/modprobe \
-PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin \
+#set path so that thin_check can be found
+#export before configure due to bnc#779965
+export MODPROBE_CMD=/sbin/modprobe 
+export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
+export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin 
 %configure --prefix=/ \
 	--bindir=/bin --libdir=/%_lib --with-usrlibdir=%_libdir \
 	--sbindir=/sbin --enable-dmeventd \