diff --git a/fontconfig.spec b/fontconfig.spec
index 6c4e380..67fe1e2 100644
--- a/fontconfig.spec
+++ b/fontconfig.spec
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ will use fontconfig.
 %build
 
 %configure --with-add-fonts=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/OTF
+
+# Work around weird elinks bug where elinks refuses to open the
+# temporary html file generated by jade because it thinks it's a
+# special file.  Only happens in beehive.
+export ELINKS_CONFDIR=$PWD/elinks-conf
+mkdir -p $ELINKS_CONFDIR
+echo "set protocol.file.allow_special_files = 1" > $ELINKS_CONFDIR/elinks.conf
+
 make
 
 %install
@@ -152,6 +160,9 @@ fi
 - Drop code to iconv and custom install man pages, upstream does the
   right thing now.
 
+- Add workaround from hell to make elinks cooperate so we can build
+  txt documentation.
+
 * Tue Apr 19 2005 David Zeuthen <davidz@redhat.com> - 2.2.3-13
 - Add another font family name Sazanami Gothic/Mincho (#148748)