diff --git a/tools/install/create_lazarus_rpm.sh b/tools/install/create_lazarus_rpm.sh
index a2561656b7..77a3b9d494 100755
--- a/tools/install/create_lazarus_rpm.sh
+++ b/tools/install/create_lazarus_rpm.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ echo "creating lazarus tgz ..."
 
 # create spec file
 echo "creating lazarus spec file ..."
-CHMCOMMENT="% "
+CHMCOMMENT="# "
 if [ "$UseCHMHelp" = "1" ]; then CHMCOMMENT=""; fi
 cat rpm/lazarus.spec.template | \
   sed -e "s/LAZVERSION/$LazVersion/g" \
diff --git a/tools/install/rpm/lazarus.spec.template b/tools/install/rpm/lazarus.spec.template
index 0d84eb18f1..b9cc0c1a74 100644
--- a/tools/install/rpm/lazarus.spec.template
+++ b/tools/install/rpm/lazarus.spec.template
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ MAKEOPTS="-Fl/opt/gnome/lib"
 if [ -n "$FPCCfg" ]; then
   MAKEOPTS="$MAKEOPTS -n @$FPCCfg"
 fi
-%CHMHELP:MAKEOPTS="$MAKEOPTS -dUseCHMHelp"
+#CHMHELP:MAKEOPTS="$MAKEOPTS -dUseCHMHelp"
 make bigide OPT="$MAKEOPTS" USESVN2REVISIONINC=0
 export LCL_PLATFORM=
 strip lazarus
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ strip tools/lazres
 strip tools/updatepofiles
 strip tools/lrstolfm
 strip tools/svn2revisioninc
-%CHMHELP:strip components/chmhelp/lhelp/lhelp
+#CHMHELP:strip components/chmhelp/lhelp/lhelp
 
 %install
 [ %{buildroot} != "/" ] && ( rm -rf %{buildroot} )