diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index 8bfba0c..4ebf25a 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           rpmlint
 Version:        1.4
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Release:        9%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tool for checking common errors in RPM packages
 
 Group:          Development/Tools
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python >= 2.4
 BuildRequires:  rpm-python >= 4.4
 BuildRequires:  sed >= 3.95
+%if ! 0%{?rhel}
+# no bash-completion for RHEL
 BuildRequires:  bash-completion
+%endif
 Requires:       rpm-python >= 4.4.2.2
 Requires:       python >= 2.4
 %if ! 0%{?rhel}
@@ -69,6 +72,10 @@ pushd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}
 ln -s rpmlint el4-rpmlint
 ln -s rpmlint el5-rpmlint
 popd
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d/
+%endif
+
 
 %check
 make check
@@ -80,8 +87,10 @@ make check
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 17
 %{_datadir}/bash-completion/
 %else
+%if ! 0%{?rhel}
 %{_sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d/
 %endif
+%endif
 %{_bindir}/rpmdiff
 %{_bindir}/el*-rpmlint
 %{_bindir}/rpmlint
@@ -91,6 +100,9 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep  4 2012 Thomas Woerner <twoerner@redhat.com> - 1.4-9
+- fix build for RHEL: no bash-completion
+
 * Tue Aug 14 2012 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 1.4-8
 - add magic number fix for python 3 (bz845972)
 - update license list