diff --git a/gedit.spec b/gedit.spec
index fb1e002..f3e17fd 100644
--- a/gedit.spec
+++ b/gedit.spec
@@ -123,7 +123,12 @@ Install gedit-devel if you want to write plug-ins for gEdit.
 
 %build
 autoreconf
-%configure --disable-scrollkeeper --disable-gtk-doc --enable-python
+# FIXME: can't build against enchant right now, since it is in extras
+%configure \
+	--disable-scrollkeeper \
+	--disable-gtk-doc \
+	--enable-python \
+	--disable-enchant
 make
 
 %install