diff --git a/0001-build-sys-Use-datadir-for-.proto-files-codegen-scrip.patch b/0001-build-sys-Use-datadir-for-.proto-files-codegen-scrip.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e8744e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-build-sys-Use-datadir-for-.proto-files-codegen-scrip.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+From c84d867e3c2a7393ff50bac8c6a806c39b8a5896 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 18:21:56 +0200
+Subject: [spice-protocol] build-sys: Use $datadir for .proto files/codegen
+ scripts
+
+They are not arch-specific, so installing them in $libdir is not needed.
+---
+ Makefile.am                | 2 +-
+ python_modules/Makefile.am | 2 +-
+ spice-protocol.pc.in       | 4 ++--
+ 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
+index 53e87be..4af20db 100644
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NULL =
+ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+ SUBDIRS = python_modules spice
+ 
+-codegendir = $(libdir)/spice-protocol
++codegendir = $(datadir)/spice-protocol
+ dist_codegen_DATA =			\
+ 	spice.proto			\
+ 	spice1.proto			\
+diff --git a/python_modules/Makefile.am b/python_modules/Makefile.am
+index 3a4515a..98ab41f 100644
+--- a/python_modules/Makefile.am
++++ b/python_modules/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ NULL =
+ 
+-python_codegendir = $(libdir)/spice-protocol/python_modules
++python_codegendir = $(datadir)/spice-protocol/python_modules
+ dist_python_codegen_DATA =		\
+ 	__init__.py			\
+ 	codegen.py			\
+diff --git a/spice-protocol.pc.in b/spice-protocol.pc.in
+index 173781a..a55574f 100644
+--- a/spice-protocol.pc.in
++++ b/spice-protocol.pc.in
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ prefix=@prefix@
+-exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+ includedir=@includedir@
+-codegendir=@libdir@/spice-protocol
++datadir=${prefix}/share
++codegendir=${datadir}/spice-protocol
+ 
+ Name: spice-protocol
+ Description: SPICE protocol headers
+-- 
+2.5.0
+
diff --git a/spice-protocol.spec b/spice-protocol.spec
index c1b9332..8dd2f75 100644
--- a/spice-protocol.spec
+++ b/spice-protocol.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries
 License:        BSD and LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://www.spice-space.org/
 Source0:        http://www.spice-space.org/download/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Patch1:         0001-build-sys-Use-datadir-for-.proto-files-codegen-scrip.patch
 BuildArch:      noarch
+BuildRequires:  autoconf
+BuildRequires:  automake
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 
 %description
 Header files describing the spice protocol
@@ -17,8 +21,12 @@ and the para-virtual graphics card QXL.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
+# http://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-protocol/commit/?id=95b5617
+%patch1 -p1
+
 
 %build
+autoreconf -fi
 %configure
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
 %doc COPYING NEWS
 %{_includedir}/spice-1
 %{_datadir}/pkgconfig/spice-protocol.pc
-%{_libdir}/spice-protocol
+%{_datadir}/spice-protocol
 
 
 %changelog