diff --git a/unixODBC.changes b/unixODBC.changes
index c5cc494..f5fe749 100644
--- a/unixODBC.changes
+++ b/unixODBC.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun 23 13:53:00 UTC 2017 - adam.majer@suse.de
+
+- Enabled --enable-fastvalidate option in configure (bnc#1044970)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May 11 14:03:02 UTC 2016 - mvetter@suse.com
 
diff --git a/unixODBC.spec b/unixODBC.spec
index 3943620..b57f74a 100644
--- a/unixODBC.spec
+++ b/unixODBC.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package unixODBC
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 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
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ autoreconf -fvi
     --enable-iconv \
     --with-iconv-char-enc=UTF8 \
     --with-iconv-ucode-enc=UTF16LE \
+    --enable-fastvalidate \
     --enable-threads \
     --enable-gui=no \
     --disable-stats \