diff --git a/memtest86+.spec b/memtest86+.spec
index dac9f8a..3d439fb 100644
--- a/memtest86+.spec
+++ b/memtest86+.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Name:     memtest86+
 Version:  4.00
-Release:  2%{?dist}
+Release:  3%{?dist}
 License:  GPLv2
 Summary:  Stand-alone memory tester for x86 and x86-64 computers
 Group:    System Environment/Base
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ URL:      http://www.memtest.org
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 # require glibc-devel.i386 via this file:
 BuildRequires: %{_includedir}/gnu/stubs-32.h
-BuildRequires: compat-gcc-34
 Requires: /sbin/grubby sed coreutils
 ExclusiveArch: %{ix86} x86_64
 
@@ -84,6 +83,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 25 2009 Robert Scheck <robert@fedoraproject.org> - 4.00-3
+- Removed obsolete build requirement to compat-gcc-34 (#442285)
+
 * Tue Oct 13 2009 Jarod Wilson <jarod@redhat.com> - 4.00-2
 - Fix memtest-setup on systems without a separate /boot
   filesystem (#528651)