diff --git a/alex.changes b/alex.changes
index db4cbc8..c42bf50 100644
--- a/alex.changes
+++ b/alex.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug  9 12:59:47 UTC 2017 - bwiedemann@suse.com
+
+- Drop autom4te.cache/requests from doc to fix build-compare
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug  3 15:38:38 UTC 2017 - psimons@suse.com
+
+- Updated with latest spec-cleaner version 0.9.8-8-geadfbbf.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Apr 29 18:32:34 UTC 2017 - psimons@suse.com
 
diff --git a/alex.spec b/alex.spec
index f84388d..edb1c6e 100644
--- a/alex.spec
+++ b/alex.spec
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-containers-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-directory-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-filepath-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-rpm-macros
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  ghc-process-devel
 %endif
@@ -60,12 +59,12 @@ test -f configure || autoreconf
 %ghc_bin_install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
 cp doc/alex.1 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
+rm doc/autom4te.cache/requests # varies across builds, breaking build-compare
 
 %check
 %cabal_test
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc LICENSE
 %doc CHANGELOG.md README.md TODO doc examples
 %{_bindir}/%{name}