diff --git a/xmonad-start b/xmonad-start
index 59bd725..25c653c 100644
--- a/xmonad-start
+++ b/xmonad-start
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+XMONAD_DIR=$HOME/.xmonad
+
 #  if no user configuration
-if [ ! -d ~/.xmonad ]; then
+if [ ! -d $XMONAD_DIR ]; then
     # add a desktop friendly config if possible
     if [ -r /usr/share/xmonad/xmonad.hs ]; then
-	mkdir ~/.xmonad
-	cp -p /usr/share/xmonad/xmonad.hs ~/.xmonad
+	mkdir $XMONAD_DIR
+	cp -p /usr/share/xmonad/xmonad.hs $XMONAD_DIR
     else
 	echo "xmonad-start: install xmonad-config to customize"
     fi
@@ -15,10 +17,17 @@ if [ ! -d ~/.xmonad ]; then
 	*) TERM_CMD="xterm -e" ;;
     esac
     (sleep 5; $TERM_CMD man xmonad) &
+else
+    XMONAD_CUSTOM=$XMONAD_DIR/xmonad-$(arch)-linux
+    if [ -r $XMONAD_DIR/xmonad.hs -a -x $XMONAD_CUSTOM ]; then
+	if ldd $XMONAD_DIR/xmonad-$(arch)-linux | grep -q "not found"; then
+	    touch $XMONAD_DIR/xmonad.hs
+	fi
+    fi
 fi
 
-if [ -r ~/.xmonad/session ]; then
-    sh ~/.xmonad/session
+if [ -r $XMONAD_DIR/session ]; then
+    sh $XMONAD_DIR/session
 fi
 
 xmonad
diff --git a/xmonad.spec b/xmonad.spec
index c1a112c..bea380c 100644
--- a/xmonad.spec
+++ b/xmonad.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ on several screens.
 
 Name:           %{pkg_name}
 Version:        0.10
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        A tiling window manager
 
 Group:          User Interface/X
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}/LICENSE
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 24 2012 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.10-7
+- xmonad-start: if user's custom xmonad has missing shared lib dependencies
+  touch xmonad.hs so it gets recompiled (#806624 reported by Erik Streb)
+
 * Fri Mar 23 2012 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.10-6
 - try delaying manpage terminal startup 5s to avoid window resize
 - add license to ghc_files