diff --git a/a2ps.changes b/a2ps.changes
index 4d5c829..2e1ac60 100644
--- a/a2ps.changes
+++ b/a2ps.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 29 13:10:11 UTC 2012 - puzel@suse.com
+
+- fix build with automake-1.12 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 21 12:22:10 UTC 2012 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/a2ps.spec b/a2ps.spec
index 1ab2ef5..7968957 100644
--- a/a2ps.spec
+++ b/a2ps.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
+
 Name:           a2ps
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
@@ -27,7 +28,12 @@ BuildRequires:  texlive-latex
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-devel
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/a2ps.html
 Provides:       a2ps-bin
-Requires:       /bin/sed /usr/bin/iconv /usr/bin/file /usr/bin/wdiff /usr/bin/w3m ghostscript-fonts-std
+Requires:       /bin/sed
+Requires:       /usr/bin/file
+Requires:       /usr/bin/iconv
+Requires:       /usr/bin/w3m
+Requires:       /usr/bin/wdiff
+Requires:       ghostscript-fonts-std
 Suggests:       acroread gv ImageMagick psutils texinfo texlive-latex
 PreReq:         %{install_info_prereq}
 Version:        4.13
@@ -66,7 +72,8 @@ latin encodings are supported.
 Summary:        Library and header file for the interface of a2ps
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Other
 Provides:       a2ps:%{_libdir}/liba2ps.a
-Requires:       %{name} = %{version} glibc-devel 
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
+Requires:       glibc-devel
 
 %description -n a2ps-devel
 a2ps converts ASCII text into PostScript. This feature is used by
@@ -99,7 +106,8 @@ cp -f %SOURCE1 po/ko.po
 rename no nb po/no.*
 
 %build
- cp /usr/share/automake-1.11/config.* auxdir/
+ #XXX: ugly hack; necessary??
+ cp /usr/share/automake-1.11/config.* auxdir/ || cp /usr/share/automake-1.12/config.* auxdir/
  export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE -funroll-loops -Wall -pipe -fstack-protector"
  export LPR=lpr
  export CC=gcc