diff --git a/rtkit.spec b/rtkit.spec
index 2c8bd1a..ea225e8 100644
--- a/rtkit.spec
+++ b/rtkit.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Name:             rtkit
 Version:          0.11
-Release:          %autorelease
+# -b is needed because of https://pagure.io/fedora-infra/rpmautospec/issue/228
+# Remove if the version is ever bumped (or rpmautospec fixed).
+Release:          %autorelease -b16
 Summary:          Realtime Policy and Watchdog Daemon
 # The daemon itself is GPLv3+, the reference implementation for the client BSD
 License:          GPLv3+ and BSD