diff --git a/irssi.changes b/irssi.changes
index e92bf34..fcad5ba 100644
--- a/irssi.changes
+++ b/irssi.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep 21 22:24:11 UTC 2016 - mrueckert@suse.de
+
+- disable PIE on sle11
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep 21 22:07:13 UTC 2016 - mrueckert@suse.de
+
+- add BR for xz to fix build on sle11
+- switch to %{?_smp_mflags}
+- pass --disable-silent-rules to get verbose makefiles again
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep 21 20:23:55 UTC 2016 - meissner@suse.com
 
diff --git a/irssi.spec b/irssi.spec
index b6738fa..dd8f0cc 100644
--- a/irssi.spec
+++ b/irssi.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  perl-macros
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  perl
+BuildRequires:  xz
 Conflicts:      %{name}-snapshot
 #
 Url:            http://www.irssi.org
@@ -108,9 +109,16 @@ Authors:
 %if 0%{?sles_version} == 9
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/opt/gnome/%{_lib}/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
 %endif
-export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing -DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS -fPIE"
+
+export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing -DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS"
+
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1110
+export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE"
 export LDFLAGS="-pie"
+%endif
+
 %configure              \
+    --disable-silent-rules \
     --enable-ipv6       \
     --with-bot          \
     --with-proxy        \
@@ -124,10 +132,10 @@ export LDFLAGS="-pie"
     --enable-true-color \
     --with-perl=yes     \
     --with-perl-lib=vendor
-%__make %{?jobs:-j%{jobs}} all
+%__make %{?_smp_mflags} all V=1
 
 %install
-%makeinstall docdir=%{_docdir}/%{name}
+%makeinstall docdir=%{_docdir}/%{name} V=1
 %perl_process_packlist
 %__rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/irssi/modules/libirc_proxy.{a,la}