diff --git a/flex.changes b/flex.changes
index 10db9e3..4cd7394 100644
--- a/flex.changes
+++ b/flex.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec  2 15:41:49 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add automake as buildrequire to avoid implicit dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct  3 17:09:45 CEST 2011 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/flex.spec b/flex.spec
index 44b1699..a219a20 100644
--- a/flex.spec
+++ b/flex.spec
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-
-
 Name:           flex
-BuildRequires:  bison gcc-c++ help2man
+BuildRequires:  automake
+BuildRequires:  bison
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires:  help2man
 Url:            http://flex.sourceforge.net/
-License:        BSD3c(or similar)
+License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          Development/Languages/C and C++
 Requires:       m4
 PreReq:         %install_info_prereq
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ Obsoletes:      flex-64bit
 %endif
 #
 Version:        2.5.35
-Release:        46
+Release:        0
 Summary:        Fast Lexical Analyzer Generator
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        lex-wrapper.sh