diff --git a/motif.spec b/motif.spec
index 1bef98b..9995f22 100644
--- a/motif.spec
+++ b/motif.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Run-time libraries and programs
 Name: motif
 Version: 2.3.4
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source: http://downloads.sf.net/motif/motif-%{version}-src.tgz
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ Requires: xorg-x11-xinit
 
 BuildRequires: automake, libtool, autoconf, flex
 # flex static libs have been part of flex for RHEL <= 6 and Fedora <= 12
-%if 0%{?fedora} > 17 || 0%{?rhel} > 6
-BuildRequires: flex-devel
-%endif
-%if 0%{?fedora} > 12 && 0%{?fedora} <= 17
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 12 || 0%{?rhel} > 6
 BuildRequires: flex-static
 %endif
 BuildRequires: byacc, pkgconfig
@@ -126,6 +123,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_libdir}/lib*.a
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 28 2013 Michael Schwendt <mschwendt@fedoraproject.org> - 2.3.4-6
+- fix missing BuildRequires flex-static (RHBZ#889175)
+
 * Thu Feb 14 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 2.3.4-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild