diff --git a/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs.changes b/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs.changes
index 2a12730..d151c90 100644
--- a/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs.changes
+++ b/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 27 13:13:17 UTC 2022 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.com>
+
+- Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (boo#1206798)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 31 14:48:19 UTC 2022 - Michael Gorse <mgorse@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs.spec b/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs.spec
index 2cbb302..31a5961 100644
--- a/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs.spec
+++ b/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 %define sover 89
-%if 0%{?usrmerged}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
 %define sbindir %{_sbindir}
 %else
 %define sbindir /sbin
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export LDFLAGS="-pie"
 
 %install
 %make_install
-%if 0%{?usrmerged}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
 mv %{buildroot}/sbin/* %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}
 %endif
 rm -v %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libntfs-3g.la