diff --git a/gimp.spec b/gimp.spec
index 6d7a475..34fd0d7 100644
--- a/gimp.spec
+++ b/gimp.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Version: 	2.2.9
 %define minorver 200
 %define microver %(ver=%{version}; echo ${ver##*.*.})
 #define prever pre2
-Release: 	%{?prever:0.0.%{prever}.}1
+Release: 	%{?prever:0.0.%{prever}.}2
 Epoch:		2
 License: 	GPL, LGPL
 Group: 		Applications/Multimedia
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ BuildRequires:	libtool >= 1.5
 BuildRequires:	perl
 BuildRequires:	libwmf-devel >= 0.2.8
 BuildRequires:  intltool
+BuildRequires:  findutils
 PreReq:     desktop-file-utils >= 0.9
 Requires:	glib2 >= 2.4.8
 Requires: 	gtk2 >= 2.4.14
@@ -142,6 +143,11 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_infodir} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_includedir} \
 # makeinstall macro won't work here - libexec is overriden
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 
+%ifos linux
+# remove .la files
+find %buildroot -name \*.la -exec %__rm -f {} \;
+%endif
+
 # symlink desktop icon
 ln -s ../../../../gimp/%{interfacever}/images/wilber-icon.png $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/gimp.png
 
@@ -319,14 +325,20 @@ fi
 
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 %{_libdir}/*.a
-%{_libdir}/*.la
-%{_datadir}/aclocal/*.m4
 %{_libdir}/gimp/%{interfacever}/modules/*.a
+%ifnos linux
+%{_libdir}/*.la
 %{_libdir}/gimp/%{interfacever}/modules/*.la
+%endif
+%{_datadir}/aclocal/*.m4
 %{_includedir}/gimp-%{interfacever}
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 08 2005 Nils Philippsen <nphilipp@redhat.com>
+- don't include .la files (#172626)
+- require findutils for building
+
 * Wed Nov 02 2005 Nils Philippsen <nphilipp@redhat.com> - 2.2.9
 - version 2.2.9
 - first attempt at dealing with modular X