diff --git a/alex.spec b/alex.spec
index e26117b..6805562 100644
--- a/alex.spec
+++ b/alex.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Summary:        Tool for generating lexical analysers in Haskell
 License:        BSD
 URL:            http://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}
 Source0:        http://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}-%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch1:         alex-3.0.5-tests-base.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  ghc-Cabal-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-rpm-macros
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ lex or flex for C/C++.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-
+%patch1 -p1 -b .orig
 
 %build
 %ghc_bin_build