diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.changes b/ghc-rpm-macros.changes
index bd00532..273aabf 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.changes
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 27 08:17:55 UTC 2015 - peter.trommler@ohm-hochschule.de
+
+- add rpm library directory to files on older openSUSE
+* fix build on openSUSE 11.4 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb 23 16:38:21 UTC 2015 - peter.trommler@ohm-hochschule.de
 
diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index 56326c8..7338dc4 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package ghc-rpm-macros
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ install -p -D -m 0755 cabal-tweak-flag %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/cabal-tweak-flag
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc COPYING AUTHORS
 %config %{macros_dir}/macros.ghc
+%if 0%{suse_version} < 1200
+%dir %{_prefix}/lib/rpm
+%dir %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs
+%endif
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs/ghc_bin.attr
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/fileattrs/ghc_lib.attr
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/ghc-deps.sh