diff --git a/gtest.spec b/gtest.spec
index 41f70bb..76a0cbc 100644
--- a/gtest.spec
+++ b/gtest.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:	Google C++ testing framework
 Name:		gtest
 Version:	1.4.0
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 License:	BSD
 Group:		Development/Tools
 URL:		http://code.google.com/p/googletest/
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %check
 # Two tests fail here, unclear as to why.
-make check
+make check AM_LDFLAGS=-Wl,--add-needed
 
 # Restore the clean copy of samples.
 # To be later listed against %doc.
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_includedir}/%{name}/internal
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Aug 26 2010 Dan Horák <dan[at]danny.cz> - 1.4.0-2
+- added workaround for linking the tests on Fedora >= 13 (#564953, #599865)
+
 * Sat Nov 14 2009 Debarshi Ray <rishi@fedoraproject.org> - 1.4.0-1
 - Version bump to 1.4.0.
   * New feature: the event listener API.