diff --git a/octave-pkgbuilddeps.patch b/octave-pkgbuilddeps.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..582436c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octave-pkgbuilddeps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- octave-3.6.4-rc0/scripts/pkg/pkg.m.deps	2012-12-21 20:44:11.309702885 -0700
++++ octave-3.6.4-rc0/scripts/pkg/pkg.m	2012-12-21 20:51:19.529914112 -0700
+@@ -633,12 +633,12 @@
+   endif
+   files(1) = [];
+   buildlist = fullfile (builddir, "octave_packages");
+-  install (files, handle_deps, autoload, installdir, installdir, verbose,
++  install (files, false, autoload, installdir, installdir, verbose,
+            buildlist, "", false);
+   unwind_protect
+     repackage (builddir, buildlist);
+   unwind_protect_cleanup
+-    unload_packages ({"all"}, handle_deps, buildlist, "");
++    unload_packages ({"all"}, false, buildlist, "");
+     if (exist (installdir, "dir"))
+       rm_rf (installdir);
+     endif
diff --git a/octave.spec b/octave.spec
index 30bf78a..84bc82d 100644
--- a/octave.spec
+++ b/octave.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 Name:           octave
 Version:        3.6.4
-Release:        0.2.rc0%{?dist}
+Release:        0.3.rc0%{?dist}
 Summary:        A high-level language for numerical computations
 Epoch:          6
 Group:          Applications/Engineering
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Source0:        ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/octave/octave-%{version}%{rctag}.tar.bz2
 # RPM macros for helping to build Octave packages
 Source1:        macros.octave
 Patch0:         octave-gets.patch
+# Ignore deps when doing a pkg build for now
+Patch1:         octave-pkgbuilddeps.patch
 # https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?32839
 # Fix building packages from directories
 Patch2:         octave-3.4.0-pkgbuilddir.patch
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ This package contains documentation for Octave.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}%{?rctag}
 %patch0 -p1 -b .gets
+%patch1 -p1 -b .pkgbuilddeps
 %patch2 -p1 -b .pkgbuilddir
 
 # Check permissions
@@ -257,6 +260,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 21 2012 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> - 6:3.6.4-0.3.rc0
+- Add patch to ignore deps when building packages for now (bug 733615)
+
 * Wed Dec 05 2012 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> - 6:3.6.4-0.2.rc0
 - Restore gets patch
 - Rebuild for hdf5 1.8.10