diff --git a/suitesparse.spec b/suitesparse.spec
index 3526f95..33a11fa 100644
--- a/suitesparse.spec
+++ b/suitesparse.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  
 Name:           suitesparse
 Version:        5.4.0
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        A collection of sparse matrix libraries
 
 License:        (LGPLv2+ or BSD) and LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 
-BuildRequires:  metis-devel
+#BuildRequires:  metis-devel
 BuildRequires:  %{blaslib}-devel
 # openblas is still required for 64-bit suffixed versions
 BuildRequires:  openblas-devel
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ pushd SuiteSparse
   # Remove bundled metis
   rm -r metis*
   # Makefiles look for metis.h specifically
-  ln -s %{_includedir}/metis/*.h include/
+  #ln -s %%{_includedir}/metis/*.h include/
 
   # Fix pragma ivdep so gcc understands it.
   for fil in $(grep -Frl 'pragma ivdep' .); do
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ do
   # TODO - Try to use upstream makefile - will build more components
   mkdir -p Doc/{AMD,BTF,CAMD,CCOLAMD,CHOLMOD,COLAMD,KLU,LDL,UMFPACK,SPQR,RBio} Include
 
-  export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -I%{_includedir}/metis"
+  export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
   export LAPACK=""
   # Set flags for ILP64 build
   if [ $build = SuiteSparse64 ]
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ TESTDIRS="$TESTDIRS CXSparse"
 for build in SuiteSparse %{?build64:SuiteSparse64 SuiteSparse64_}
 do
   pushd $build
-    export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -I%{_includedir}/metis"
+    export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
     export LAPACK=""
     # Set flags for ILP64 build
     if [ $build = SuiteSparse64 ]
@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ done
 %doc SuiteSparse/Doc/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 09 2021 Lukas Nykryn <lnykryn@redhat.com> - 5.4.0-8
+- drop metis
+Resolves: #1977815
+
 * Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 5.4.0-7
 - Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937