diff --git a/redland.spec b/redland.spec
index ddf549a..ce368a5 100644
--- a/redland.spec
+++ b/redland.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Name:           redland
 Version:        1.0.17
-Release:        26%{?dist}
+Release:        27%{?dist}
 Summary:        RDF Application Framework
 
 License:        LGPLv2+ or ASL 2.0
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  curl-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gtk-doc
+BuildRequires:  libdb-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  libtool-ltdl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel >= 2.4.0
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ BuildRequires:  raptor2-devel
 BuildRequires:  rasqal-devel >= 0.9.26
 
 %if ! 0%{?rhel}
-BuildRequires:  libdb-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpq-devel
 BuildRequires:  mariadb-connector-c-devel
 BuildRequires:  sqlite-devel
@@ -83,11 +83,13 @@ sed -i -e 's|"/lib /usr/lib|"/%{_lib} %{_libdir}|' configure
 
 %build
 
+# rhbz#1952816 we need at last --with-bdb so rdfproc can work, e.g. rebuild of hunspell-ur
+
 %if 0%{?rhel}
-%define distrooptions --disable-digests --without-bdb --without-sqlite --without-mysql --without-postgresql
+%define distrooptions --disable-digests --without-sqlite --without-mysql --without-postgresql
 %else
 # fedora
-%define distrooptions --with-bdb --with-sqlite --with-mysql --with-postgresql
+%define distrooptions --with-sqlite --with-mysql --with-postgresql
 %endif
 
 export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ export CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
 %configure \
   --enable-release \
   --disable-static \
+  --with-bdb \
   --without-threestone \
   --without-virtuoso \
   %{distrooptions} \
@@ -156,6 +159,9 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 23 2021 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> - 1.0.7-27
+- rhbz#1952816 rdfproc: Failed to open hashes storage
+
 * Mon Mar 22 2021 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> - 1.0.7-26
 - rhbz#1936659 disable rhel redland digests and stub deprecated librdf_uri_get_digest