diff --git a/shared.diff b/shared.diff
index e95195f..b3f7005 100644
--- a/shared.diff
+++ b/shared.diff
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+Date: 2023-10-27 07:34:46.251955161 +0200
+
+Static libraries are a no-go in our distro.
 ---
  src/layer/CMakeLists.txt |    3 ++-
  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/vulkan-utility-libraries.spec b/vulkan-utility-libraries.spec
index a39f885..81fca49 100644
--- a/vulkan-utility-libraries.spec
+++ b/vulkan-utility-libraries.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 URL:            https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries
 Source:         https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries/archive/refs/tags/vulkan-sdk-%version.tar.gz
 Patch1:         shared.diff
+%if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} < 1599
+BuildRequires:  gcc11-c++
+%else
 BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  cmake >= 3.17.2
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  vulkan-headers >= 1.3.268
@@ -64,6 +68,10 @@ This package contains the headers and build system integration.
 %autosetup -p1 -n Vulkan-Utility-Libraries-vulkan-sdk-%version
 
 %build
+%if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} < 1599
+# Need something that knows <filesystem>
+export CC=gcc-11 CXX=g++-11
+%endif
 %cmake
 %cmake_build