diff --git a/automake.spec b/automake.spec
index c04564b..775541d 100644
--- a/automake.spec
+++ b/automake.spec
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ License:    GPLv2+ and GFDL
 Group:      Development/Tools
 Source:     http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-%{version}.tar.xz
 Patch0:     automake-1.12.2-aclocal7-sleep.patch
+Patch1:     automake-1.12.2-vala-fails.patch
 URL:        http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
 Requires:   autoconf >= 2.68
-Buildrequires:  autoconf >= 2.68
+BuildRequires:  autoconf >= 2.68
 Requires(post): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 BuildArch:  noarch
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ Makefiles.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n automake-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1 -b .aclocal7-sleep
+%patch1 -p1 -b .vala-build-problems
 
 %build
 ./configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --mandir=%{_mandir} --infodir=%{_infodir} \
@@ -87,6 +89,10 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 26 2012 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.12.2-3
+- temporarily disable vala checks in testsuite because of vala rebase to
+  vala-0.18.0 (#860577)
+
 * Tue Sep 25 2012 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.12.2-3
 - Thanks to Ralf Corsépius <corsepiu@fedoraproject.org> - these fixes are
   slightly reworked changes (due to rebase of automake) from his patch attached