diff --git a/cracklib.changes b/cracklib.changes
index 346df7e..2787385 100644
--- a/cracklib.changes
+++ b/cracklib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec 30 22:56:19 UTC 2011 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- do not run update-po to make build-compare work.
+  (Likely added for translation-update-upstream, but this should just
+   change the .po files, no need for a .pot change?)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 30 09:47:03 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/cracklib.spec b/cracklib.spec
index 2d8d8ff..c539fd5 100644
--- a/cracklib.spec
+++ b/cracklib.spec
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ translation-update-upstream
 AUTOPOINT=true autoreconf -fi
 %configure --enable-hidden-symbols --disable-static --with-pic
 %{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
-make -C po update-po
+#make -C po update-po
 
 %install
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib