diff --git a/pango.spec b/pango.spec
index 1e22e6c..199051a 100644
--- a/pango.spec
+++ b/pango.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Summary: System for layout and rendering of internationalized text
 Name: pango
 Version: 1.25.1
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source: http://download.gnome.org/sources/pango/1.25/pango-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ for the pango package.
 
 %build
 
+# We try hard to not link to libstdc++, this flag doesn't help
+RPM_OPT_FLAGS=${RPM_OPT_FLAGS/-fexceptions/}
 %configure --enable-gtk-doc --enable-doc-cross-references --with-included-modules=basic-fc
 make
 
@@ -227,6 +229,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 10 2009 Behdad Esfahbod <besfahbo@redhat.com> - 1.25.1-4
+- Remove -fexceptions from RPM_OPT_FLAGS
+- Hopefully builds this time
+
 * Mon Aug 10 2009 Behdad Esfahbod <besfahbo@redhat.com> - 1.25.1-3
 - Remove pango-1.25.1-no-hb-main.patch
 - Add pango-1.25.1-cxx.patch