diff --git a/b43-fwcutter.changes b/b43-fwcutter.changes
index 92fe4c1..208f0d1 100644
--- a/b43-fwcutter.changes
+++ b/b43-fwcutter.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 20 19:29:54 UTC 2024 - Arjen de Korte <suse+build@de-korte.org>
+
+- Provide fallback in case %_firmwaredir is not defined
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Apr 18 01:46:07 UTC 2021 - Ferdinand Thiessen <rpm@fthiessen.de>
 
diff --git a/b43-fwcutter.spec b/b43-fwcutter.spec
index d364783..866766c 100644
--- a/b43-fwcutter.spec
+++ b/b43-fwcutter.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package b43-fwcutter
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #
 
 
+%{!?_firmwaredir: %global _firmwaredir /lib/firmware}
+
 Name:           b43-fwcutter
 Version:        019
 Release:        0