diff --git a/rear.spec b/rear.spec
index adc44c1..ee14054 100644
--- a/rear.spec
+++ b/rear.spec
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Patch206: rear-nbu-RHEL-17390-RHEL-17393.patch
 
 ### Dependencies on all distributions
 BuildRequires:   asciidoc
+BuildRequires:   git-core
 Requires:   binutils
 Requires:   ethtool
 Requires:   gzip
@@ -161,43 +162,7 @@ if [ $1 -gt 1 ] ; then
 fi
 
 %prep
-%setup 
-%patch4 -p1
-%patch29 -p1
-%patch30 -p1
-%patch31 -p1
-%patch32 -p1
-%patch33 -p1
-%patch34 -p1
-%patch35 -p1
-%patch36 -p1
-%patch37 -p1
-%patch38 -p1
-%patch39 -p1
-%patch40 -p1
-%patch41 -p1
-%patch42 -p1
-%patch43 -p1
-%patch44 -p1
-%patch48 -p1
-%patch49 -p1
-%patch50 -p1
-%patch51 -p1
-%patch52 -p1
-%patch53 -p1
-%patch54 -p1
-%patch56 -p1
-%patch58 -p1
-%patch59 -p1
-%patch60 -p1
-%patch61 -p1
-%patch62 -p1
-%patch64 -p1
-%patch65 -p1
-%patch111 -p1
-%patch113 -p1
-%patch115 -p1
-%patch206 -p1
+%autosetup -p1 -S git
 
 echo "30 1 * * * root test -f /var/lib/rear/layout/disklayout.conf && /usr/sbin/rear checklayout || /usr/sbin/rear mkrescue" >rear.cron