diff --git a/fix-wayland-version-requirement.diff b/fix-wayland-version-requirement.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c9972b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-wayland-version-requirement.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: kscreenlocker-5.5.0/CMakeLists.txt
+===================================================================
+--- kscreenlocker-5.5.0.orig/CMakeLists.txt
++++ kscreenlocker-5.5.0/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ set_package_properties(KF5Wayland PROPER
+                        TYPE REQUIRED
+                        PURPOSE "Required for building screenlocker")
+ find_package(WaylandScanner)
+-find_package(Wayland 1.3 COMPONENTS Client Server)
++find_package(Wayland 1.2.1 COMPONENTS Client Server)
+ 
+ set_package_properties(Wayland PROPERTIES
+                        TYPE REQUIRED
diff --git a/kscreenlocker.spec b/kscreenlocker.spec
index d2725e7..57b6098 100644
--- a/kscreenlocker.spec
+++ b/kscreenlocker.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ License:        LGPL-2.1+
 Group:          System/GUI/KDE
 Url:            https://projects.kde.org/kscreenlocker
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE fix-wayland-version-requirement.diff -- Changes wayland requirement from 1.3 to 1.2.1
+Patch0:         fix-wayland-version-requirement.diff
 BuildRequires:  cmake >= 2.8.12
 BuildRequires:  extra-cmake-modules >= 1.8.0
 BuildRequires:  kf5-filesystem
@@ -82,6 +84,10 @@ Development files for Library and components for secure lock screen architecture
 %lang_package
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} == 1315 && !0%{?is_opensuse}
+# SLE12 has a patched 1.2.1 wayland with all features KDE needs from up to 1.7.0
+%patch0 -p1
+%endif
 
 %build
   %cmake_kf5 -d build -- -DKDE4_COMMON_PAM_SERVICE=xdm -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALEDIR=share/locale/kf5