diff --git a/ktoblzcheck.spec b/ktoblzcheck.spec
index 8cc217d..f633d17 100644
--- a/ktoblzcheck.spec
+++ b/ktoblzcheck.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ checking library ktoblzcheck.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+for file in NEWS ChangeLog ; do
+	iconv -f iso8859-1 -t utf-8 $file -o $file.new
+	touch -r $file $file.new
+	mv -f $file.new $file
+done
 
 %build
 %{configure} --disable-python