diff --git a/gzip.changes b/gzip.changes
index 4f7df65..b8b4a1c 100644
--- a/gzip.changes
+++ b/gzip.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct 16 09:48:53 UTC 2020 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.de>
+
+- prepare usrmerge (boo#1029961)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep  2 14:12:24 UTC 2020 - Kristyna Streitova <kstreitova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/gzip.spec b/gzip.spec
index 6171900..6d9ab67 100644
--- a/gzip.spec
+++ b/gzip.spec
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ done
 
 %install
 %make_install
-#UsrMerge
+%if !0%{?usrmerged}
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/bin
 ln -sf %{_bindir}/gzip %{_bindir}/gunzip %{_bindir}/zcat %{buildroot}/bin
-#EndUsrMerge
+%endif
 ln -sf zmore %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/zless
 ln -sf zmore.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/zless.1
 
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ ln -sf zmore.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/zless.1
 %files
 %license COPYING
 %doc README AUTHORS ChangeLog TODO NEWS THANKS
-#UsrMerge
+%if !0%{?usrmerged}
 /bin/gunzip
 /bin/gzip
 /bin/zcat
-#EndUsrMerge
+%endif
 %{_bindir}/gunzip
 %{_bindir}/gzexe
 %{_bindir}/gzip