diff --git a/blog.changes b/blog.changes
index dd67700..4c33399 100644
--- a/blog.changes
+++ b/blog.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 27 10:23:56 UTC 2022 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.com>
+
+- Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (boo#1206798)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec  3 08:20:08 UTC 2021 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/blog.spec b/blog.spec
index 2860bb8..6c16f2e 100644
--- a/blog.spec
+++ b/blog.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package blog
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} CC="%__cc" \
 %make_install \
     MANPATH=%{_mandir} \
     INSTBINFLAGS="-m 0744" \
-%if 0%{?usrmerged}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
     SBINDIR=%{_sbindir} \
 %endif
     LIBDIR=%{_libdir} \
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ test -x /bin/systemctl && /bin/systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %license COPYING
 %doc README
-%if !0%{?usrmerged}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1550
 /sbin/blogctl
 /sbin/blogd
 /sbin/blogger