diff --git a/python-setuptools.changes b/python-setuptools.changes
index 5d7a97c..309795b 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul 10 02:24:24 CEST 2008 - poeml@suse.de
+
+- fix build -- by removing executable permissions from doc files.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jun 13 08:25:44 UTC 2007 - judas_iscariote@shorewall.net
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index 6c952d0..848dfb7 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Authors:
 %prep
 
 %setup -q -n %{modname}-%{version}%{extraver}
+find . -name *.txt -print0 | xargs -r -0 chmod -v 644
 
 %build