diff --git a/bind.changes b/bind.changes
index 71c3a6f..1afdc1b 100644
--- a/bind.changes
+++ b/bind.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  5 16:58:06 CET 2011 - meissner@suse.de
+
+- ifdef the sysvinit specific prereqs for openSUSE 11.4 and later
+
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 Thu Dec  9 15:21:15 UTC 2010 - mvyskocil@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/bind.spec b/bind.spec
index 3d6ad08..bd67f69 100644
--- a/bind.spec
+++ b/bind.spec
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ Group:          Productivity/Networking/DNS/Utilities
 Requires:       %{name}-chrootenv
 Provides:       dns_daemon
 PreReq:         /usr/sbin/groupadd /usr/sbin/useradd
+%if %suse_version > 1131
 PreReq:         sysvinit(network) sysvinit(syslog)
+%endif
 
 %description lwresd
 Bind-lwresd provides resolution services to local clients using a