diff --git a/dmraid.changes b/dmraid.changes
index a66b54e..4b6e417 100644
--- a/dmraid.changes
+++ b/dmraid.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 27 10:33:15 UTC 2022 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.com>
+
+- Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (boo#1206798)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 17 07:54:00 UTC 2022 - Ferdinand Thiessen <rpm@fthiessen.de>
 
diff --git a/dmraid.spec b/dmraid.spec
index 318b86e..3faafb2 100644
--- a/dmraid.spec
+++ b/dmraid.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package dmraid
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 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
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%if 0%{?usrmerged}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
 %define sbindir %_sbindir
 %else
 %define sbindir /sbin
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ autoreconf -fi
 rm -r autom4te.cache
 %configure \
   --with-usrlibdir=%{_libdir} \
-%if !0%{?usrmerged}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1550
   --sbindir=%{sbindir} \
 %endif
   --with-user=`id -nu` --with-group=`id -ng` \