diff --git a/0001-replace-tabs-with-spaces.patch b/0001-replace-tabs-with-spaces.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b5b4eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-replace-tabs-with-spaces.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From add538d7b42f50a08c66c0114dd3f021f0235fd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us>
+Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:28:05 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] replace tabs with spaces
+
+---
+ src/bin/pungi.py | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/bin/pungi.py b/src/bin/pungi.py
+index 2d1761e..aa831a6 100755
+--- a/src/bin/pungi.py
++++ b/src/bin/pungi.py
+@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
+           help="Flag to enable processing the BuildInstall stage")
+         parser.add_option("-I", action="store_true", default=False, dest="do_createiso",
+           help="Flag to enable processing the CreateISO stage")
+-	parser.add_option("--relnotepkgs", dest="relnotepkgs", type="string",
++        parser.add_option("--relnotepkgs", dest="relnotepkgs", type="string",
+           action="callback", callback=set_config, callback_args=(config, ),
+           help='Rpms which contain the release notes')
+-	parser.add_option("--relnotefilere", dest="relnotefilere", type="string",
++        parser.add_option("--relnotefilere", dest="relnotefilere", type="string",
+           action="callback", callback=set_config, callback_args=(config, ),
+           help='Which files are the release notes -- GPL EULA')
+ 
+-- 
+2.1.0
+
diff --git a/pungi.spec b/pungi.spec
index 6db1b5d1..ec4016b7 100644
--- a/pungi.spec
+++ b/pungi.spec
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 Name:           pungi
 Version:        3.12
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Distribution compose tool
 
 Group:          Development/Tools
 License:        GPLv2
 URL:            https://fedorahosted.org/pungi
 Source0:        https://fedorahosted.org/pungi/attachment/wiki/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+Patch0:         0001-replace-tabs-with-spaces.patch
 Requires:       yum => 3.4.3-28, repoview, createrepo >= 0.4.11
 Requires:       lorax, python-lockfile
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ A tool to create anaconda based installation trees/isos of a set of rpms.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %{__python} setup.py build
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 30 2014 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 3.12-2
+- add patch to fix whitespace errors
+
 * Thu Sep 11 2014 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 3.12-1
 - Remove magic parameter to mkisofs (hamzy)
 - Added option for setting release note files (riehecky)