diff --git a/GraphicsMagick.spec b/GraphicsMagick.spec
index e3c5b16..63fff0a 100644
--- a/GraphicsMagick.spec
+++ b/GraphicsMagick.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 Summary: An ImageMagick fork, offering faster image generation and better quality
 Name: GraphicsMagick
 Version: 1.3.31
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 License: MIT
 Source0: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/graphicsmagick/GraphicsMagick-%{version}.tar.xz
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ however.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
-## keep reference in case we still need this (hopefully not) -- rex
-#patch50 -p1 -b .perl_linkage
+%patch50 -p1 -b .perl_linkage
 %patch100 -p1 -b .multilib
 
 for f in ChangeLog.{2006,2008,2009,2012} NEWS.txt ; do
@@ -256,6 +255,7 @@ EOF
 
 
 %check
+make test -C PerlMagick ||:
 time \
 %make_build check ||:
 # multilib hack only supports 32/64 bits for now
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ exit 1
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 05 2018 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.3.31-2
+- GraphicsMagic-perl 1.3.31 is broken (#1655294)
+
 * Tue Nov 20 2018 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.3.31-1
 - GraphicsMasgick-1.3.31