diff --git a/suse_update_desktop_file.sh b/suse_update_desktop_file.sh
index 49f8afc..09be65a 100644
--- a/suse_update_desktop_file.sh
+++ b/suse_update_desktop_file.sh
@@ -357,4 +357,4 @@ if [ "$EXEC" != "$_EXEC" ]; then
     mv "${FILE}.new" "${FILE}" 
 fi
 
-/usr/bin/desktop-file-validate "${FILE}"
+/usr/bin/desktop-file-validate "${FILE}" || true
diff --git a/update-desktop-files.changes b/update-desktop-files.changes
index 12603f6..cb85d5c 100644
--- a/update-desktop-files.changes
+++ b/update-desktop-files.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Apr 29 00:47:21 CEST 2007 - ro@suse.de
+
+- ignore return code of validation for now, it causes too much
+  breakage 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr 25 14:45:06 CEST 2007 - coolo@suse.de
 
diff --git a/update-desktop-files.spec b/update-desktop-files.spec
index 2637015..deeb1e0 100644
--- a/update-desktop-files.spec
+++ b/update-desktop-files.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Name:           update-desktop-files
 Version:        10.3
-Release:        10
+Release:        11
 Summary:        A Build Tool to Update Desktop Files
 License:        GNU General Public License (GPL)
 Group:          Development/Tools/Building
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /usr/share/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/*mo
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr 29 2007 - ro@suse.de
+- ignore return code of validation for now, it causes too much
+  breakage
 * Wed Apr 25 2007 - coolo@suse.de
 - following suggestion on IRC and call desktop-file-validate
   as part of the build check