diff --git a/automake.spec b/automake.spec
index e7e19d0..c5323c2 100644
--- a/automake.spec
+++ b/automake.spec
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 %define api_version 1.11
-# Kludge to remove bogus Automake perl dependencies and provides
-%global reqfilt /bin/sh -c "%{__perl_requires} | grep -Fv 'perl(Automake::'"
-%define __perl_requires %{reqfilt}
-%global provfilt /bin/sh -c "%{__perl_provides} | grep -Fv 'perl(Automake::'"
-%define __perl_provides %{provfilt}
 
 Summary:    A GNU tool for automatically creating Makefiles
 Name:       automake
 Version:    %{api_version}.1
-Release:    2%{?dist}
+Release:    3%{?dist}
 License:    GPLv2+ and GFDL
 Group:      Development/Tools
 Source:     http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -25,6 +20,16 @@ BuildRequires: libtool gettext-devel flex bison texinfo-tex texlive-dvips
 BuildRequires: gcc-java java-devel-openjdk gcc-gfortran /usr/bin/g77
 BuildRequires: dejagnu expect emacs imake python-docutils vala
 
+# the filtering macros are currently in /etc/rpm/macros.perl:
+BuildRequires: perl-devel
+
+# remove bogus Automake perl dependencies and provides
+%{?perl_default_filter:
+%filter_from_provides /^perl(Automake::/d
+%filter_from_requires /^perl(Automake::/d
+%perl_default_filter
+}
+
 %description
 Automake is a tool for automatically generating `Makefile.in'
 files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards.
@@ -80,6 +85,9 @@ fi
 %dir %{_datadir}/aclocal
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar  2 2010 Stepan Kasal <skasal@redhat.com> - 1.11.1-3
+- use perl filtering macros
+
 * Tue Mar 02 2010 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 1.11.1-2
 - better method of fixing the perl requires/provides (Paul Howarth, #225302)
 - fix variable usage in spec file (#225302)