diff --git a/libx86emu.changes b/libx86emu.changes
index 45dc07f..1fbc698 100644
--- a/libx86emu.changes
+++ b/libx86emu.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 18 12:47:32 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- fix build on non-suse distributions
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 18 17:14:15 UTC 2021 - wfeldt@opensuse.org
 
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ Thu Mar 21 11:45:15 UTC 2019 - snwint@suse.de
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 14 16:00:52 CET 2019 - kukuk@suse.de
 
-- Use %license instead of %doc [bsc#1082318] 
+- Use %license instead of %doc [bsc#1082318]
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 30 13:31:45 UTC 2018 - snwint@suse.de
diff --git a/libx86emu.spec b/libx86emu.spec
index 0d2b498..eda8227 100644
--- a/libx86emu.spec
+++ b/libx86emu.spec
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ install -d -m 755 %{buildroot}%{_libdir}
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_libdir}/*.so.*
 %doc README.md
-%if %suse_version >= 1500
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1500
 %license LICENSE*
 %else
 %doc LICENSE*