diff --git a/automake.spec b/automake.spec
index fb60796..9e8913c 100644
--- a/automake.spec
+++ b/automake.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary:    A GNU tool for automatically creating Makefiles
 Name:       automake
 Version:    %{api_version}.4
-Release:    5%{?dist}
+Release:    6%{?dist}
 
 # docs ~> GFDL, sources ~> GPLv2+, mkinstalldirs ~> PD and install-sh ~> MIT
 License:    GPLv2+ and GFDL and Public Domain and MIT
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ BuildArch:  noarch
 # for better tests coverage:
 %if %{with check}
 BuildRequires: libtool gettext-devel flex bison texinfo-tex texlive-dvips
-BuildRequires: java-devel-openjdk gcc-gfortran /usr/bin/g77
+BuildRequires: java-devel-openjdk gcc-gfortran
+# Don't require g77 for now as it is not available in ARM build roots
+# BuildRequires: /usr/bin/g77
 BuildRequires: dejagnu expect emacs imake python-docutils vala
 BuildRequires: cscope ncompress sharutils help2man
 BuildRequires: gcc-objc gcc-objc++
@@ -112,6 +114,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 22 2013 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.13.4-6
+- don't require /usr/bin/g77 (#994910)
+
 * Mon Aug 05 2013 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.13.4-5
 - allow build for unversioned %doc directory (#986871), resolves #992003