diff --git a/pangomm.changes b/pangomm.changes
index 5284034..5fdc2df 100644
--- a/pangomm.changes
+++ b/pangomm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 26 17:05:36 CET 2009 - vuntz@novell.com
+
+- Remove BuildRequires on devhelp: it's only needed for directory
+  ownership, and we can own the directories anyway.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 10 21:16:24 CET 2009 - vuntz@novell.com
 
diff --git a/pangomm.spec b/pangomm.spec
index 847552c..6ffeb15 100644
--- a/pangomm.spec
+++ b/pangomm.spec
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ BuildRequires:  glibmm2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libsigc++2-devel
 BuildRequires:  pango-devel
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
-# Only for directory ownership:
-BuildRequires:  devhelp
 Version:        2.24.0
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 License:        GPL v2 or later; LGPL v2.0 or later
 Summary:        C++ interface for pango
@@ -131,8 +129,14 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %defattr (-, root, root)
 %{_datadir}/devhelp/books/pangomm-1.4
 %{_datadir}/doc/pangomm-1.4
+# Avoid BuildRequires on devhelp
+%dir %{_datadir}/devhelp
+%dir %{_datadir}/devhelp/books
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 26 2009 vuntz@novell.com
+- Remove BuildRequires on devhelp: it's only needed for directory
+  ownership, and we can own the directories anyway.
 * Tue Mar 10 2009 vuntz@novell.com
 - Update to version 2.24.0:
   + Layout: Added show_in_cairo_context(). bgo#560232.