diff --git a/vim.changes b/vim.changes
index 75a9555..cf77b1c 100644
--- a/vim.changes
+++ b/vim.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun  4 20:16:11 UTC 2012 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+
+- specfile hack to fix build with newer perl(?) on Factory
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr 25 08:53:49 UTC 2012 - saschpe@suse.de
 
diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index 1be2c77..717298d 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ cp %{SOURCE23} runtime/syntax/apparmor.vim
 %patch101
 cp %{SOURCE3} %{SOURCE4} %{SOURCE5} %{SOURCE6} %{SOURCE8} %{SOURCE10} .
 
+# newer perl? ugly hack to fix build anyway.
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1210
+sed -i -e 's/^XS(XS_/XS_INTERNAL(XS_/' src/if_perl.xs
+%endif
+
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -Wall -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing"
 export CFLAGS=${CFLAGS/-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2/-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1}