diff --git a/iputils.changes b/iputils.changes
index fc202ed..cfb147a 100644
--- a/iputils.changes
+++ b/iputils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 27 12:27:43 UTC 2022 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.com>
+
+- Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (boo#1206798)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Nov 26 00:10:00 UTC 2022 - Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
 
diff --git a/iputils.spec b/iputils.spec
index 20b38b3..9ed8449 100644
--- a/iputils.spec
+++ b/iputils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package iputils
 #
-# 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
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ln -sf %{_bindir}/tracepath %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/tracepath6
 # symlink to man tracepath6(8)
 ln -sf %{_mandir}/man8/tracepath.8%{ext_man} %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/tracepath6.8%{ext_man}
 
-%if !0%{?usrmerged}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1550
 # We still have reverse dependencies using /sbin/* or /bin/*
 # so keep these symlinks for now. They are slowly being fixed
 # but lets not just break them yet.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ ln -sf %{_bindir}/tracepath6    %{buildroot}/bin
 %{_bindir}/tracepath
 %{_bindir}/tracepath6
 
-%if !0%{?usrmerged}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1550
 /bin/arping
 /bin/clockdiff
 /bin/ping