diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 26fbe3576..da3d6a617 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-05-08  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
+
+	* mc.spec.in: Strip pre-1998 changelog to work around a bug in
+	rpm 4.2, which doesn't like %install inside %changelog.
+
 2003-04-29  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
 	* configure.in: Add vfs/extfs/iso9660 to AC_CONFIG_FILES.
diff --git a/mc.spec.in b/mc.spec.in
index e1871dbcd..121b392de 100644
--- a/mc.spec.in
+++ b/mc.spec.in
@@ -234,108 +234,3 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 * Wed Apr 8 1998 Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
 - add /usr/lib/mc/layout to gmc
 
-* Tue Dec 23 1997 Tomasz K這czko <kloczek@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl>
-- added --without-debug to configure,
-- modification in %build and %install and cosmetic modification in packages
-  headers,
-- added %%{PACKAGE_VERSION} macro to Buildroot,
-- removed "rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT" from %prep.
-- removed Packager field.
-
-* Thu Dec 18 1997 Michele Marziani <marziani@fe.infn.it>
-- Merged spec file with that from RedHat-5.0 distribution
-  (now a Hurricane-based distribution is needed)
-- Added patch for RPM script (didn't always work with rpm-2.4.10)
-- Corrected patch for mcserv init file (chkconfig init levels)
-- Added more documentation files on termcap, terminfo, xterm
-
-* Thu Oct 30 1997 Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>
-
-- Added dependency on portmap
-
-* Wed Oct 29 1997 Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>
-
-- fixed spec file.
-- Updated to 4.1.8
-
-* Sun Oct 26 1997 Tomasz K這czko <kloczek@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl>
-
-- updated to 4.1.6
-- added %attr macros in %files,
-- a few simplification in %install,
-- removed glibc patch,
-- fixed installing /etc/X11/wmconfig/tkmc.
-
-* Thu Oct 23 1997 Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>
-
-- updated to 4.1.5
-- added wmconfig
-
-* Wed Oct 15 1997 Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
-
-- chkconfig is for mcserv package, not mc one
-
-* Tue Oct 14 1997 Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
-
-- patched init script for chkconfig
-- don't turn on the service by default
-
-* Fri Oct 10 1997 Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>
-
-- Converted to new PAM conventions.
-- Updated to 4.1.3
-- No longer needs glibc patch.
-
-* Thu May 22 1997 Michele Marziani <marziani@fe.infn.it>
-
-- added support for mc alias in /etc/profile.d/mc.csh (for csh and tcsh)
-- lowered number of SysV init scripts in /etc/rc.d/rc[0,1,6].d
-  (mcserv needs to be killed before inet)
-- removed all references to $RPM_SOURCE_DIR
-- restored $RPM_OPT_FLAGS when compiling
-- minor cleanup of spec file: redundant directives and comments removed
-
-* Sun May 18 1997 Michele Marziani <marziani@fe.infn.it>
-
-- removed all references to non-existent mc.rpmfs
-- added mcedit.1 to the %files section
-- reverted to un-gzipped man pages (RedHat style)
-- removed double install line for mcserv.pamd
-
-* Tue May 13 1997 Tomasz K這czko <kloczek@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl>
-
-- added new rpmfs script,
-- removed mcfn_install from mc (adding mc() to bash enviroment is in
-  /etc/profile.d/mc.sh),
-- /etc/profile.d/mc.sh changed to %config,
-- removed /usr/lib/mc/bin/create_vcs,
-- removed /usr/lib/mc/term.
-
-* Wed May 9 1997 Tomasz K這czko <kloczek@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl>
-
-- changed source url,
-- fixed link mcedit to mc,
-
-* Tue May 7 1997 Tomasz K這czko <kloczek@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl>
-
-- new version 3.5.27,
-- %dir /usr/lib/mc/icons and icons removed from tkmc,
-- added commented xmc part.
-
-* Tue Apr 22 1997 Tomasz K這czko <kloczek@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl>
-
-- FIX spec:
-   - added URL field,
-   - in mc added missing /usr/lib/mc/mc.ext, /usr/lib/mc/mc.hint,
-     /usr/lib/mc/mc.hlp, /usr/lib/mc/mc.lib, /usr/lib/mc/mc.menu.
-
-* Fri Apr 18 1997 Tomasz K這czko <kloczek@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl>
-
-- added making packages: tkmc, mcserv (xmc not work yet),
-- gziped man pages,
-- added /etc/pamd.d/mcserv PAM config file.
-- added instaling icons,
-- added /etc/profile.d/mc.sh,
-- in %doc added NEWS README,
-- removed /usr/lib/mc/FAQ,
-- added mcserv.init script for mcserv (start/stop on level 86).