diff --git a/libidn-emacsopt.patch b/libidn-emacsopt.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c171815f1e4c9e3cef4b86aa90480619376433b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libidn-emacsopt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+From d011a6ae00ce9abd445d6d01ce9131a7b97ef5bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Petr=20P=C3=ADsa=C5=99?= <ppisar@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 10:04:18 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Allow disabling Emacs support
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+This patch adds --disable-emacs configure option to disable installing
+LISP scripts for Emacs.
+
+Signed-off-by: Petr Písař <ppisar@redhat.com>
+---
+ configure.ac    | 9 ++++++++-
+ src/Makefile.am | 2 ++
+ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 649ddcd..a6dc9ff 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ LT_INIT([win32-dll])
+ AM_MISSING_PROG(PERL, perl, $missing_dir)
+ AM_MISSING_PROG(HELP2MAN, help2man, $missing_dir)
+ AM_ICONV
+-AM_PATH_LISPDIR
+ 
+ AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
+ AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19.3])
+@@ -100,6 +99,14 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(JAVA, test "$enable_java" != "no")
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([if implementation in Java should be built])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_java)
+ 
++# Check for Emacs
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(emacs, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-emacs], [disable Emacs support]),
++		enable_emacs=$enableval, enable_emacs=yes)
++AM_CONDITIONAL(EMACS, test "$enable_emacs" != "no")
++if test "$enable_emacs" != "no"; then
++    AM_PATH_LISPDIR
++fi
++
+ # Check for C#
+ if test -n "$HAVE_CSHARPCOMP"; then
+   gt_CSHARPEXEC
+diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
+index 6832c20..ec99560 100644
+--- a/src/Makefile.am
++++ b/src/Makefile.am
+@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ AM_CFLAGS = $(WERROR_CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS)
+ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I../lib -I$(top_srcdir)/gl -I../gl
+ AM_CPPFLAGS += -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\"
+ 
++if EMACS
+ dist_lisp_DATA = punycode.el idna.el
++endif
+ 
+ bin_PROGRAMS = idn
+ idn_SOURCES = idn.c
+-- 
+2.13.6
+
diff --git a/libidn.spec b/libidn.spec
index 90a4939252bd6b5deefcd8d315aed185db611b5f..a2db848cee2973eb667380b973904b59ccef08dd 100644
--- a/libidn.spec
+++ b/libidn.spec
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
-%bcond_with java 
+# Build with Emacs support
+%bcond_without libidn_enables_emacs
+%bcond_with java
+
 Name:     libidn
 Version:  1.38
-Release:  2
+Release:  3
 Summary:  GNU IDN Library - Libidn
 License:  LGPLv2+ and GPLv3+ and GFDL
 URL:	  http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/
 Source0:  http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/libidn-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+# Allow disabling Emacs support
+Patch0:   libidn-emacsopt.patch
+
 BuildRequires: autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool texinfo
-BuildRequires: gcc gettext gettext-devel pkgconfig help2man emacs
+BuildRequires: gcc gettext gettext-devel pkgconfig help2man
 BuildRequires: gtk-doc
+%if %{with libidn_enables_emacs}
+BuildRequires: emacs
+%endif
 
 Provides:  bundled(gnulib)
+%if %{with libidn_enables_emacs}
 Obsoletes: emacs-libidn < 1.30-4
 Provides:  emacs-libidn < 1.30-4
 Requires:  emacs-filesystem >= %{_emacs_version}
+%endif
 
 %description
 GNU Libidn is a fully documented implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA 2003 specifications.
@@ -58,7 +69,13 @@ autoreconf -vif
 touch src/idn_cmd.c src/idn_cmd.h
 
 %build
-%configure --disable-csharp --enable-emacs --with-lispdir=%{_emacs_sitelispdir}/%{name} \
+%configure --disable-csharp \
+%if %{with libidn_enables_emacs}
+    --enable-emacs \
+    --with-lispdir=%{_emacs_sitelispdir}/%{name} \
+%else
+    --disable-emacs \
+%endif
 %if %{with java}
     --enable-java
 %else
@@ -77,7 +94,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/info/dir
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la \
        %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/info/*.png
 
+%if %{with libidn_enables_emacs}
 %{_emacs_bytecompile} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_emacs_sitelispdir}/%{name}/*.el
+%endif
 
 %if %{with java}
 rm -rf doc/java/*
@@ -97,7 +116,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_javadir}/libidn*.jar
 %doc AUTHORS NEWS FAQ THANKS README
 %{_bindir}/idn
 %{_libdir}/libidn.so.12*
+%if %{with libidn_enables_emacs}
 %{_emacs_sitelispdir}/%{name}
+%endif
 
 %files devel
 %{_libdir}/libidn.so
@@ -119,6 +140,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_javadir}/libidn*.jar
 %{_infodir}/%{name}.info.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 15 2022 fuanan <fuanan3@h-partners.com> - 1.38-3
+- Add build-conditions disabling Emacs
+
 * Mon Dec 27 2021 fuanan <fuanan3@huawei.com> - 1.38-2
 - add BuildRequires gtk-doc