diff --git a/ccache.changes b/ccache.changes
index f799c0f..a79ccd2 100644
--- a/ccache.changes
+++ b/ccache.changes
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ Fri May 22 07:14:06 UTC 2015 - mpluskal@suse.com
   * Fixed build error when compiling ccache with recent clang 
     versions.
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May 15 10:08:14 UTC 2015 - mvyskocil@opensuse.org
+
+- Add the compat symlinks for gcc/g++ to libdir, so prepending
+  libdir to PATH enabled ccache by default
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 20 18:12:09 UTC 2015 - mpluskal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ccache.spec b/ccache.spec
index bfa1714..ff22f0d 100644
--- a/ccache.spec
+++ b/ccache.spec
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %install
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} %{?_smp_mflags}
 
+# create the compat symlinks into /usr/libdir/ccache
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/%{name}
+cd %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/%{name}
+ln -sf ../../bin/%{name} gcc
+ln -sf ../../bin/%{name} g++
+
 %check
 %ifarch i586
 # On i586 use only quick minimal testsuite, full one fails
@@ -60,5 +66,6 @@ make quicktest %{?_smp_mflags}
 %doc AUTHORS.* GPL-3.0.txt LICENSE.* MANUAL.* NEWS.* README.*
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1%{ext_man}
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
+%{_libdir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog