diff --git a/jdepend.spec b/jdepend.spec
index 972d3b6..f954b79 100644
--- a/jdepend.spec
+++ b/jdepend.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/Java
 #Distribution:	JPackage
 Source0:        %{url}software/%{name}-%{version}.zip
 BuildRequires:  ant
-BuildRequires:	xerces-j2, xml-commons-apis # XXX
+# XXX the next line forces beehive to play nice
+BuildRequires:  xerces-j2, xml-commons-apis
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot