diff --git a/xmlrpc-c.spec b/xmlrpc-c.spec
index 39f5d48..6c72729 100644
--- a/xmlrpc-c.spec
+++ b/xmlrpc-c.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name:           xmlrpc-c
 Version:        1.48.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        A lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP
 # See doc/COPYING for details.
 # The Python 1.5.2 license used by a few files is just BSD.
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Patch1001:      0001-add-meson-buildsystem-definitions.patch
 Patch1002:      0002-build-use-Requires.private-in-pkgconfig-and-reduce-n.patch
 Patch1003:      0003-chmod-x-xml-rpc-api2txt.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  git-core
 BuildRequires:  meson >= 0.36.0
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ This package contains some handy XML-RPC demo applications.
 
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -p1
+%autosetup -Sgit
 
 %build
 %meson %{?with_libxml2:-Dlibxml2-backend=true}
@@ -192,6 +193,9 @@ This package contains some handy XML-RPC demo applications.
 %{_bindir}/xmlrpc_pstream
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Jan 21 2017 Igor Gnatenko <ignatenko@redhat.com> - 1.48.0-2
+- Apply patches via git to preserve permissions
+
 * Sun Dec 18 2016 Igor Gnatenko <i.gnatenko.brain@gmail.com> - 1.48.0-1
 - Update to 1.48.0