diff --git a/libvirt.changes b/libvirt.changes
index a426319..95587d8 100644
--- a/libvirt.changes
+++ b/libvirt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan  3 09:20:43 MST 2012 - jfehlig@suse.com
+
+- Use %fdupes for duplicate file checking instead of hand-rolled
+  function
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec 14 18:13:11 MST 2011 - jfehlig@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libvirt.spec b/libvirt.spec
index 769b97a..d1a6d6f 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec
+++ b/libvirt.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libvirt
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -769,22 +769,6 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_docdir}/%{name}-python
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/nwfilter
 %endif
 
-ln_dupes()
-{
-    target=""
-    fdupes -r "$1" | while read file; do
-        if [ -z "$file" ] || [ -z "$target" ]; then
-            target="$file"
-            continue
-        fi
-        ln -sf "${target#.}" "$file"
-    done
-}
-(
-  cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-  ln_dupes .%{_docdir}/%{name}
-  ln_dupes ./usr/share/locale
-)
 # init scripts
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/init.d
 %if %{with_libvirtd}
@@ -796,6 +780,7 @@ ln -s /etc/init.d/libvirt-guests $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/rclibvirt-guests
 #/usr/share/SuSEfirewall2/services/TEMPLATE
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_fwdefdir}
 install -m 644 %{S:2} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_fwdefdir}/libvirtd-relocation-server
+%fdupes -s $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT