diff --git a/hdf5.spec b/hdf5.spec
index 6c73322..4ce2023 100644
--- a/hdf5.spec
+++ b/hdf5.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # You need to recompile all users of HDF5 for each version change
 Name: hdf5
 Version: 1.8.10
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 Summary: A general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data
 License: BSD
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ done
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.hdf5
+%{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.hdf5
 %{_bindir}/h5c++*
 %{_bindir}/h5cc*
 %{_bindir}/h5fc*
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ done
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 11 2013 Ralf Corsépius <corsepiu@fedoraproject.org> - 1.8.10-3
+- Remove %%config from %%{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.*
+  (https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/259).
+
 * Thu Feb 14 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.8.10-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild