diff --git a/0001-Use-fixed-version-for-libngspice.so.0.patch b/0001-Use-fixed-version-for-libngspice.so.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a86f81a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Use-fixed-version-for-libngspice.so.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From f197847f50622b6f20ade5ddae71d3c749cbd956 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Stefan=20Br=C3=BCns?= <stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de>
+Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:35:13 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Use fixed version for libngspice.so.0
+
+CanonicalizeName only adds the lib prefix and .so suffix, so loading
+libngspice.so fails until the development package is installed.
+MAC/Windows code paths lookup soversion 0 of ngspice as well, as this
+is the only compatible version.
+---
+ eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp b/eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp
+index 8818b50..3b6e4dd 100644
+--- a/eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp
++++ b/eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp
+@@ -318,8 +318,10 @@ void NGSPICE::init_dll()
+     }
+ 
+     if( !m_dll.IsLoaded() ) // try also the system libraries
+-#endif /* __WINDOWS || __WXMAC__ */
+         m_dll.Load( wxDynamicLibrary::CanonicalizeName( "ngspice" ) );
++#else
++    m_dll.Load("libngspice.so.0");
++#endif /* __WINDOWS || __WXMAC__ */
+ 
+     if( !m_dll.IsLoaded() )
+         throw std::runtime_error( "Missing ngspice shared library" );
+-- 
+2.19.1
+
diff --git a/kicad.changes b/kicad.changes
index c02f51d..f083252 100644
--- a/kicad.changes
+++ b/kicad.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct 26 21:38:17 UTC 2018 - Stefan Brüns <stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de>
+
+- Add Requires: libngspice0
+- Fix name for dlopen'ed libngspice.so.0
+  Add 0001-Use-fixed-version-for-libngspice.so.0.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 18 19:03:17 UTC 2018 - Stefan Brüns <stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de>
 
diff --git a/kicad.spec b/kicad.spec
index d197c39..8bbafe0 100644
--- a/kicad.spec
+++ b/kicad.spec
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ Patch2:         kicad-library-repos-install.patch
 Patch3:         kicad-suse-help-path.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 0001-Use-absolute-path-CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR-for-3d-v.patch
 Patch4:         0001-Use-absolute-path-CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR-for-3d-v.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE 0001-Use-fixed-version-for-libngspice.so.0.patch
+Patch5:         0001-Use-fixed-version-for-libngspice.so.0.patch
 
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1325
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1500
 BuildRequires:  libboost_system-devel
 BuildRequires:  libboost_test-devel
 %else
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zlib)
 # Fix directory owner
 BuildRequires:  hicolor-icon-theme
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+# Dlopen'ed simulator library
+Requires:       libngspice0
 Requires:       python-wxWidgets-3_0 >= 3
 # The help function gives an error without the doc package
 Requires:       %{name}-doc = %{version}
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ This package contains script for KiCad libraries downloading.
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3
 %patch4 -p1
+%patch5 -p1
 
 cp %{SOURCE2} ./LICENSE.GPLv3
 cp %{SOURCE3} ./LICENSE.AGPLv3