diff --git a/libreoffice.spec b/libreoffice.spec
index 28c2d48..9f28033 100644
--- a/libreoffice.spec
+++ b/libreoffice.spec
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: bc
 BuildRequires: binutils
 BuildRequires: bison
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 7
+BuildRequires: chrpath
+%endif
 BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires: doxygen
 BuildRequires: findutils
@@ -1173,13 +1176,6 @@ git commit -q -a -m 'add Red Hat colors to palette'
 # apply patches
 git am %{patches}
 
-# disable failing tests
-%if 0%{?rhel}
-sed -i -e /CppunitTest_sw_ooxmlsdrexport/d sw/Module_sw.mk
-sed -i -e /CppunitTest_sc_ucalc/d sc/Module_sc.mk
-git commit -am 'disable failing tests on rhel'
-%endif
-
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 7
 cp -r translations/source/en-GB translations/source/ms
 cp -r translations/source/en-GB translations/source/ur
@@ -1436,6 +1432,14 @@ install -p -m 0644 *.ttf %{buildroot}%{_fontdir}
 popd
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{baseinstdir}/share/fonts
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 7
+#fix rpath for redland libs
+chrpath -r '$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/../ure-link/lib' \
+    %{buildroot}%{baseinstdir}/program/libraptor2-lo.so.0 \
+    %{buildroot}%{baseinstdir}/program/librasqal-lo.so.3 \
+    %{buildroot}%{baseinstdir}/program/librdf-lo.so.0
+%endif
+
 #ensure that no sneaky un-prelinkable, un-fpic or non executable shared libs 
 #have snuck through
 pic=0