diff --git a/libssh2_org.changes b/libssh2_org.changes
index e51bfef..3d32d05 100644
--- a/libssh2_org.changes
+++ b/libssh2_org.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 24 07:54:17 UTC 2013 - boris@steki.net
+
+- fix building on older kernels and older OS / SLE 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 28 21:13:29 UTC 2013 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/libssh2_org.spec b/libssh2_org.spec
index d185f68..6c77650 100644
--- a/libssh2_org.spec
+++ b/libssh2_org.spec
@@ -67,11 +67,17 @@ SECSH-PUBLICKEY.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{pkg_name}-%{version}
+# problem with sle 11 sp1 target as it has older kernel and as such fail this
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1110
 %patch -p1
+%endif
 
 %build
 sed -i -e 's@AM_CONFIG_HEADER@AC_CONFIG_HEADERS@g' configure.ac
 cp src/libssh2_config.h.in example/libssh2_config.h
+# remove m4 macro files for libtool as they should be picked up by 
+# autoreconf
+rm -v m4/libtool.m4 m4/lt*
 autoreconf -fiv
 export CFLAGS="%optflags -DOPENSSL_LOAD_CONF"
 %configure 	\
@@ -80,12 +86,18 @@ export CFLAGS="%optflags -DOPENSSL_LOAD_CONF"
 			--with-openssl=%{_prefix}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
+%if !0%{?sles_version}
+ %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230
+
 %check
 make check
 
+ %endif
+%endif
+
 %install
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
-rm -f  %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
+rm -f  %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.a
 
 %post -n libssh2-1 -p /sbin/ldconfig