diff --git a/socat.spec b/socat.spec
index b774331..bade6b0 100644
--- a/socat.spec
+++ b/socat.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ line editor (readline), a program, or a combination of two of these.
         --enable-listen --enable-proxy --enable-exec \
         --enable-system --enable-pty --enable-readline \
         --enable-openssl --enable-sycls --enable-filan \
-        --enable-retry --enable-libwrap
+        --enable-retry --enable-libwrap --disable-fips
 
 chmod 644 *.sh
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/socat.1*
 
 %changelog
-* Sat Jan 17 2009 Tomas Mraz <tmraz@redhat.com> 1.6.0.1-3
-- rebuild with new openssl
+* Sun Jan 18 2009 Tomas Mraz <tmraz@redhat.com> 1.6.0.1-3
+- disable the upstream openssl fips support
 
 * Thu Sep  4 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 1.6.0.1-2
 - forgot to upload new source