diff --git a/langref.tex-add-option-to-babel-setup.patch b/langref.tex-add-option-to-babel-setup.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d26c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/langref.tex-add-option-to-babel-setup.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From: Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@redhat.com>
+Git-commit 8aadd85f895c56161981b6577e412ba6455c5b9d
+Subject: langref.tex: add [english] option to babel setup
+Date: Tue Dec 17 17:34:43 2013 -0500
+
+    langref.tex: add [english] option to babel setup
+    
+    Reported-By: Tony Jones <tjones@suse.de>
+
+diff --git a/doc/langref.tex b/doc/langref.tex
+index d0c0508..bf86231 100644
+--- a/doc/langref.tex
++++ b/doc/langref.tex
+@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
+ \item[]}
+ {\end{list}}
+ 
+-\usepackage{babel}
++\usepackage[english]{babel}
++
+ \makeatother
+ \begin{document}
+ 
diff --git a/systemtap-docs.changes b/systemtap-docs.changes
index 92493f7..b37a747 100644
--- a/systemtap-docs.changes
+++ b/systemtap-docs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec 19 22:05:14 UTC 2013 - tonyj@suse.com
+
+- Fix build errors due to changes in LaTeX packaging
+- Add patch 'langref.tex-add-option-to-babel-setup.patch'
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 15 18:51:03 UTC 2013 - tonyj@suse.com
 
diff --git a/systemtap-docs.spec b/systemtap-docs.spec
index 15e426f..babac63 100644
--- a/systemtap-docs.spec
+++ b/systemtap-docs.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,18 @@ BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 # for documents
 BuildRequires:  fop
 BuildRequires:  latex2html
+BuildRequires:  texlive-amsfonts
+BuildRequires:  texlive-babel-english
+BuildRequires:  texlive-collection-fontsrecommended
+BuildRequires:  texlive-metafont-bin
 BuildRequires:  xmlto
+BuildRequires:  tex(charter.sty)
+BuildRequires:  tex(fancybox.sty)
+BuildRequires:  tex(fancyhdr.sty)
+BuildRequires:  tex(fancyvrb.sty)
+BuildRequires:  tex(float.sty)
+BuildRequires:  tex(fullpage.sty)
+
 Version:        2.4
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Documents and examples for systemtap
@@ -36,6 +47,7 @@ Source:         http://sourceware.org/systemtap/ftp/releases/systemtap-%{version
 Source2:        README-BEFORE-ADDING-PATCHES
 Patch1:         systemtap-docdir-fix.diff
 Patch2:         systemtap-xmlto-fop.diff
+Patch3:         langref.tex-add-option-to-babel-setup.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -47,6 +59,7 @@ This package contains the documents and examples for systemtap.
 %setup -n systemtap-%{version} -q
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 # fix interpreter