diff --git a/build-compare.changes b/build-compare.changes
index 1dac2de..da8e546 100644
--- a/build-compare.changes
+++ b/build-compare.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 31 14:11:39 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- comparing fileclass was no good idea after all
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 11 13:58:52 CEST 2011 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
index 20fc556..8f75b00 100644
--- a/functions.sh
+++ b/functions.sh
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ function cmp_spec ()
     # differ, depending on which file system the package was built.  To not
     # have to filter out directories we simply ignore all sizes.
     # Also leave out FILEDEVICES, FILEINODES (depends on the build host),
-    # FILECOLORS, FILEDEPENDSX and FILEDEPENDSN.
+    # FILECOLORS, FILECLASS (normally useful but file output contains mtimes), 
+    # FILEDEPENDSX and FILEDEPENDSN. 
     # Also FILELANGS (or?)
-    QF="[%{FILENAMES} %{FILEFLAGS} %{FILESTATES} %{FILECLASS} %{FILEMODES:octal} %{FILEUSERNAME} %{FILEGROUPNAME} %{FILERDEVS} %{FILEVERIFYFLAGS} %{FILELINKTOS}\n]\\n"
+    QF="[%{FILENAMES} %{FILEFLAGS} %{FILESTATES} %{FILEMODES:octal} %{FILEUSERNAME} %{FILEGROUPNAME} %{FILERDEVS} %{FILEVERIFYFLAGS} %{FILELINKTOS}\n]\\n"
     # ??? what to do with FILEPROVIDE and FILEREQUIRE?
     
     check_header $oldrpm > $file1