diff --git a/rubygem-addressable.spec b/rubygem-addressable.spec
index d4b3d26..c5a3633 100644
--- a/rubygem-addressable.spec
+++ b/rubygem-addressable.spec
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ URL: http://addressable.rubyforge.org/
 Source0: http://rubygems.org/gems/%{gem_name}-%{version}.gem
 Requires: ruby(release)
 Requires: ruby(rubygems)
-Requires: rubygem(idn)
 
 BuildRequires: rubygems-devel
 BuildRequires: rubygem(rspec)
 BuildRequires: rubygem(launchy)
-BuildRequires: rubygem(idn)
 
 BuildArch: noarch
 Provides: rubygem(%{gem_name}) = %{version}
@@ -86,6 +84,9 @@ popd
 %{gem_docdir}
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 23 2014 Shawn Starr <shawn.starr@rogers.com> - 2.3.6-3
+- Disable GNU idn ruby bindings fallback to pure, rubygem-idn is dead upstream
+
 * Wed Apr 23 2014 Shawn Starr <shawn.starr@rogers.com> - 2.3.6-2
 - minor build issue..