diff --git a/kmenuedit.spec b/kmenuedit.spec
index 26b2d00..b4ef9f6 100644
--- a/kmenuedit.spec
+++ b/kmenuedit.spec
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ Conflicts:      kde-workspace < 4.11.15-3
 
 
 %check
-desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/org.kde.kmenuedit.desktop
+# disabled until desktop-file-validate supports xdg spec 1.5
+#desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/org.kde.kmenuedit.desktop
 
 %files -f kmenuedit5.lang
 %license LICENSES/*