diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.changes b/ghc-rpm-macros.changes
index 95d0455..b8e6b00 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.changes
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun May 27 17:22:21 UTC 2018 - ptrommler@icloud.com
+
+- own license directory on older openSUSE 
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May  4 06:59:22 UTC 2018 - ptrommler@icloud.com
+
+- add no-selfbootstrap-check.patch
+* GHC's ABI is stable now so a selfbootstrapped compiler is
+  no longer needed 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr 18 07:43:30 UTC 2018 - mimi.vx@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index 039f149..7d6c623 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/Other
 Url:            https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Haskell_SIG
 # source gets updated with osc service dr
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+Patch:          no-selfbootstrap-check.patch
 BuildRequires:  xz
 Requires:       rpm
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ Macros used when generating source Haskell rpm packages.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch -p1
 
 %build
 echo no build stage needed
@@ -74,6 +76,9 @@ install -p -D -m 0755 cabal-tweak-flag %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/cabal-tweak-flag
 install -p -D -m 0755 ghc-pkg-wrapper %{buildroot}/%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/ghc-pkg-wrapper
 install -p -D -m 0644 ghc.attr %{buildroot}/%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs/ghc.attr
 install -p -D -m 0755 ghc-dirs.sh %{buildroot}/%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/ghc-dirs.sh
+%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1320
+install -d -D -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/licenses
+%endif
 
 %files
 %doc AUTHORS
@@ -87,6 +92,11 @@ install -p -D -m 0755 ghc-dirs.sh %{buildroot}/%{_prefix}/lib/rpm/ghc-dirs.sh
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/ghc-pkg-wrapper
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs/ghc.attr
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/ghc-dirs.sh
+# With 1.7.4 of ghc-rpm-macros license files are installed here
+# but rpm does not own this directory on older openSUSE.
+%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1320
+%dir %{_datadir}/licenses
+%endif
 
 %files extra
 %config %{macros_dir}/macros.ghc-extra
diff --git a/no-selfbootstrap-check.patch b/no-selfbootstrap-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f97d967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/no-selfbootstrap-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Index: ghc-rpm-macros-1.7.4/macros.ghc
+===================================================================
+--- ghc-rpm-macros-1.7.4.orig/macros.ghc
++++ ghc-rpm-macros-1.7.4/macros.ghc
+@@ -9,25 +9,11 @@ LANG=en_US.utf8\
+ # compiler version
+ %ghc_version %{!?ghc_version_override:%(ghc --numeric-version)}%{?ghc_version_override}
+ 
+-# check ghc version was rebuilt against self
+-%ghc_check_bootstrap\
+-if [ ! "$(ghc --info | grep \\"Booter\\ version\\",\\"%{ghc_version}\\")" ]; then\
+-  echo "Warning: this ghc build is not self-bootstrapped."\
+-%if %{undefined ghc_bootstrapping}\
+-  echo "The ghc package should be rebuilt against its current version before\
+-proceeding, to avoid dependency ABI breakage from a future ghc rebuild."\
+-  echo "To override set ghc_bootstrapping."\
+-  echo "Aborting."\
+-  exit 1\
+-%endif\
+-fi
+-
+ # no _pkgdocdir in openSUSE
+ %_pkgdocdir %{_docdir}/%{name}
+ 
+ # configure
+ %cabal_configure\
+-%ghc_check_bootstrap\
+ %global _hardened_ldflags %{nil}\
+ %cabal --version\
+ %cabal configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{_ghcdocdir} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} --ghc-options="${CFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g')} ${LDFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')}" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options