diff --git a/appstream.spec b/appstream.spec
index 87d71c5..557f6a9 100644
--- a/appstream.spec
+++ b/appstream.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Summary: Utilities to generate, maintain and access the AppStream database 
 Name:    appstream
 Version: 0.11.5
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 
 # lib LGPLv2+, tools GPLv2+
 License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/appdata/
 mv %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/*.xml \
    %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/appdata/
 
+%if 0%{?vala}
+# Unbreak vala bindings
+# https://github.com/ximion/appstream/issues/136
+ln -s appstream.h %{buildroot}%{_includedir}/appstream/AppStream-1.0.h
+%endif
+
 
 %check
 %{meson_test}
@@ -126,7 +132,6 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/*.xml \
 
 %files -f appstream.lang
 %doc AUTHORS
-%{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
 %license LICENSE.GPLv2
 %license LICENSE.LGPLv2.1
 %{_bindir}/appstreamcli
@@ -176,6 +181,9 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/*.xml \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 14 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 0.11.5-3
+- hack around broken vala bindings
+
 * Tue Sep 12 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 0.11.5-2
 - use file triggers for cache regen