diff --git a/mc.changes b/mc.changes
index 0b28cdc..e5bf73c 100644
--- a/mc.changes
+++ b/mc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 23 08:19:15 UTC 2011 - pcerny@novell.com
+
+- keep english version of help and hints in the main package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb  9 13:21:08 UTC 2011 - vcizek@novell.com
 
diff --git a/mc.spec b/mc.spec
index 1506cea..c23bfa6 100644
--- a/mc.spec
+++ b/mc.spec
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_datadir}/mc/mc.charsets
 %{_datadir}/mc/mc.lib
 %{_libexecdir}/mc
-%exclude %{_datadir}/mc/hints/*
-%exclude %{_datadir}/mc/help/*
+%exclude %{_datadir}/mc/hints/mc.hint.*
+%exclude %{_datadir}/mc/help/mc.hlp.*
 %exclude %{_sysconfdir}/mc/mc.menu.*
 %{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop
 %{_datadir}/pixmaps/%{name}.png