diff --git a/libgpg-error.spec b/libgpg-error.spec
index b166767..e08966f 100644
--- a/libgpg-error.spec
+++ b/libgpg-error.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Library for error values used by GnuPG components
 Name: libgpg-error
 Version: 1.7
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 URL: ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgpg-error/
 Source0: ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgpg-error/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1: ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgpg-error/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2.sig
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ contains files necessary to develop applications using libgpg-error.
 sed -i -e 's|^libdir=@libdir@$|libdir=@exec_prefix@/lib|g' src/gpg-error-config.in
 
 %build
-%configure --disable-static
-make
+%configure --disable-static --disable-rpath
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_datadir}/aclocal/gpg-error.m4
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 11 2010 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> - 1.7-2
+- fix use of macro in changelog (rpmlint)
+- build with --disable-rpath (rpmlint)
+- build with %%{?_smp_mflags}
+
 * Thu Oct 15 2009 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> - 1.7-1
 - long-overdue update to 1.7
 - add a disttag
@@ -132,7 +137,7 @@ rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 - disable static libraries (part of #249815)
 
 * Fri Jul 27 2007 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> - 1.5-2
-- move libgpg-error shared library to /%{_lib} (#249816)
+- move libgpg-error shared library to /%%{_lib} (#249816)
 
 * Thu Jul 19 2007 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> - 1.5-1
 - update to 1.5