diff --git a/gc.spec b/gc.spec
index 7b03f0f..1199c6a 100644
--- a/gc.spec
+++ b/gc.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Summary: A garbage collector for C and C++
 Name:    gc
 Version: 8.0.4
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 License: BSD
 Url:     http://www.hboehm.info/gc/
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ Patch100: gc-7.6.4-dont_disable_exceptions.patch
 
 BuildRequires: automake libtool
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
-BuildRequires: pkgconfig(atomic_ops) >= 7.4
+## https://www.hboehm.info/gc/ says: "Starting with 8.0, libatomic_ops is only required if the compiler does not understand C atomics."
+#BuildRequires: pkgconfig(atomic_ops) >= 7.4
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 
 # rpmforge compatibility
@@ -58,8 +59,7 @@ CPPFLAGS="-DUSE_GET_STACKBASE_FOR_MAIN"; export CPPFLAGS
 %ifarch %{ix86}
   --enable-parallel-mark \
 %endif
-  --enable-threads=posix \
-  --with-libatomic-ops=yes
+  --enable-threads=posix
 
 %make_build
 
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ make check %{?arch_ignore}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 15 2020 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 8.0.4-2
+- drop libatomic_ops dep
+
 * Wed Jan 15 2020 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 8.0.4-1
 - 8.0.4
 - %%build: --with-libatomic-ops=yes