diff --git a/libcanberra.spec b/libcanberra.spec
index eb39dac..846a84e 100644
--- a/libcanberra.spec
+++ b/libcanberra.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: libcanberra
 Version: 0.17
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: Portable Sound Event Library
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source0: http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/libcanberra/libcanberra-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires(pre): GConf2
 Requires(preun): GConf2
 Requires(post): GConf2
-Requires: gdm
 
 %description gtk2
 Gtk+ bindings for libcanberra
@@ -106,6 +105,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_bindir}/canberra-gtk-play
 %{_datadir}/gnome/autostart/libcanberra-login-sound.desktop
 %{_datadir}/gnome/shutdown/libcanberra-logout-sound.sh
+# co-own these directories to avoid requiring GDM (#522998)
+%dir %{_datadir}/gdm/
+%dir %{_datadir}/gdm/autostart/
+%dir %{_datadir}/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/
 %{_datadir}/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/libcanberra-ready-sound.desktop
 %{_sysconfdir}/gconf/schemas/libcanberra.schemas
 
@@ -122,6 +125,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_datadir}/vala/vapi/libcanberra.vapi
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 16 2009 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> 0.17-2
+- Don't require gdm in -gtk2 (#522998)
+
 * Fri Sep 12 2009 Lennart Poettering <lpoetter@redhat.com> 0.17-1
 - New version 0.17