diff --git a/am-utils.spec b/am-utils.spec
index 3e7dd64..8cb85bd 100644
--- a/am-utils.spec
+++ b/am-utils.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Summary: Automount utilities including an updated version of Amd
 Name: am-utils
 Version: 6.2.0
 %define upstream_version 6.2
-Release: 34%{?dist}
+Release: 35%{?dist}
 License: BSD
 Epoch: 5
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Source3: am-utils.sysconf
 Source4: am-utils.net.map
 
 BuildRequires: gdbm-devel
-BuildRequires: hesiod-devel
 BuildRequires: openldap-devel
 BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: automake
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@ chmod +x find-requires
 	--enable-cppflags="-I%{_includedir}/nsl" \
 	--enable-ldflags="-L%{_libdir}/nsl" \
         --enable-libs="-lnsl -lresolv" \
+	--without-hesiod \
 	--enable-debug
 
 sed -i 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' libtool
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/libamu.so*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 29 2018 Ian Kent <ikent@redhat.com> - 5:6.2.0-34
+- disable hesiod support.
+
 * Thu Jul 12 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 5:6.2.0-34
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_29_Mass_Rebuild