diff --git a/xmobar.spec b/xmobar.spec
index cc975ff..71e974c 100644
--- a/xmobar.spec
+++ b/xmobar.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-# link with shared libs
-%bcond_without hinotify
+%bcond_with hinotify
 %bcond_without libmpd
 %bcond_with    iwlib
 
-# ghc does not emit debug information
-%global debug_package %{nil}
-
 Name:           xmobar
 Version:        0.13
 Release:        3%{?dist}
@@ -28,7 +24,9 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-mtl-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-parsec-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-stm-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-utf8-string-devel
+%if %{with hinotify}
 BuildRequires:  ghc-hinotify-devel
+%endif
 %if %{with libmpd}
 BuildRequires:  ghc-libmpd-devel
 %endif
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@ popd
 %changelog
 * Thu Jun 23 2011 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.13-3
 - update to cabal2spec-0.23.2: BR ghc-Cabal-devel and use ghc_arches
+- disable hinotify temporarily since it failed to build on x86_64
 
 * Fri Jun  3 2011 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.13-2
 - use xft:mono-12 font by default using patch from Pavel Zhukov (#708633)