diff --git a/thunderbird-mozconfig b/thunderbird-mozconfig
index 6745396..552f532 100644
--- a/thunderbird-mozconfig
+++ b/thunderbird-mozconfig
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ ac_add_options --enable-system-hunspell
 ac_add_options --disable-crashreporter
 ac_add_options --disable-necko-wifi
 ac_add_options --disable-updater
-#ac_add_options --enable-static
 ac_add_options --enable-startup-notification
+ac_add_options --enable-gio
+ac_add_options --disable-gnomevfs
 
 export BUILD_OFFICIAL=1
 export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL=1
diff --git a/thunderbird.spec b/thunderbird.spec
index 5f1b4e2..5a5b552 100644
--- a/thunderbird.spec
+++ b/thunderbird.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 Summary:        Mozilla Thunderbird mail/newsgroup client
 Name:           thunderbird
 Version:        8.0
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 URL:            http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/
 License:        MPLv1.1 or GPLv2+ or LGPLv2+
 Group:          Applications/Internet
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
 #===============================================================================
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 9 2011 Martin Stransky <stransky@redhat.com> - 8.0-4
+- enabled gio support (#760644)
+
 * Tue Nov 29 2011 Jan Horak <jhorak@redhat.com> - 8.0-3
 - Fixed s390x issues