diff --git a/imapd/imapd.spec b/imapd/imapd.spec
index 90c61c76bc..0779b851c4 100644
--- a/imapd/imapd.spec
+++ b/imapd/imapd.spec
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Patch0:       imapd.patch
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, sasl, db, openssl, make
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, sasl, db, openssl
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, sasl, db3, openssl, make
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20020206, sasl, db3, openssl
 AutoReq:      no
 AutoReqProv:  no
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
 
 %build
     PATH="%{l_prefix}/bin:$PATH"; export PATH
-    cflags="-I%{l_prefix}/include"
-    ldflags="-L%{l_prefix}/lib"
+    cflags="-I%{l_prefix}/include/db3 -I%{l_prefix}/include"
+    ldflags="-L%{l_prefix}/lib -ldb3"
     case "%{l_target}" in
         *-freebsd* ) ldflags="$ldflags -lpam -lcrypt" ;;
         *-solaris* ) ldflags="$ldflags -lpam"         ;;