diff --git a/speech-dispatcher.spec b/speech-dispatcher.spec
index 9c4efe4..7fa2e0d 100644
--- a/speech-dispatcher.spec
+++ b/speech-dispatcher.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Name:           speech-dispatcher
 Version:        0.6.7
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}.1
 Summary:        To provide a high-level device independent layer for speech synthesis
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ BuildRequires: espeak-devel
 BuildRequires: alsa-lib-devel
 BuildRequires: dotconf-devel
 BuildRequires: texinfo
+%ifnarch s390 s390x
 BuildRequires: libraw1394
+%endif
 Buildrequires: pulseaudio-lib-devel
 Buildrequires: glib2-devel
 
@@ -266,6 +268,9 @@ fi
 %{python_sitelib}/speechd*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 08 2010 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 0.6.7-4.1
+- disable libraw1394 build requirement on s390(x)
+
 * Wed Mar  3 2010 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@gmail.com> - 0.6.7-4
 - Add patch to fix dso linking. Bug 564851