diff --git a/ghc-6.8.3-libraries-config.patch b/ghc-6.8.3-libraries-config.patch
index f9e395a..e463d4b 100644
--- a/ghc-6.8.3-libraries-config.patch
+++ b/ghc-6.8.3-libraries-config.patch
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 --- ghc-6.8.3/libraries/Makefile~	2008-06-17 23:10:28.000000000 -0700
 +++ ghc-6.8.3/libraries/Makefile	2008-06-17 23:21:21.000000000 -0700
-@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@
+@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@
  	           --with-hc-pkg=../../utils/ghc-pkg/ghc-pkg-inplace \
  	           --with-hsc2hs=../../utils/hsc2hs/hsc2hs-inplace \
  	           --with-ld=$(LD) \
-+	           --with-alex=$(ALEX) \
 +	           --with-haddock=$(HADDOCK) \
 +	           --with-happy=$(HAPPY) \
  	           --haddock-options="--use-contents=../index.html \
diff --git a/ghc.spec b/ghc.spec
index 6fc0ca5..d9e6266 100644
--- a/ghc.spec
+++ b/ghc.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 Name:		ghc
 Version:	6.8.3
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 Summary:	Glasgow Haskell Compilation system
 # See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239713
 ExcludeArch:	alpha ppc64
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 18 2008 Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> - 6.8.3-2
+- Remove unnecessary dependency on alex
+
 * Wed Jun 18 2008 Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> - 6.8.3-1
 - Upgrade to 6.8.3
 - Drop the ghc682-style naming scheme, obsolete those packages