diff --git a/ocaml-calendar.changes b/ocaml-calendar.changes
index 29cb6e6..2237ddf 100644
--- a/ocaml-calendar.changes
+++ b/ocaml-calendar.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 10 10:18:47 UTC 2015 - ohering@suse.de
+
+- Add hardcoded Provides for pre 12.1 repos
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 15 14:06:34 UTC 2015 - mlatimer@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ocaml-calendar.spec b/ocaml-calendar.spec
index ae79b09..f5c7d71 100644
--- a/ocaml-calendar.spec
+++ b/ocaml-calendar.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ BuildRequires:  ocaml-rpm-macros >= 4.02.1
 BuildRequires:  ocaml-findlib-devel >= 1.3.3-3
 BuildRequires:  ocaml-ocamldoc
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+# ocaml autodep start for pkg: ocaml-calendar
+# hardcoded rpm dependency for pre 12.1 to compensate for lack of ocaml() provides/requires
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1210
+Requires: ocaml-runtime
+%endif
+# ocaml autodep end for pkg: ocaml-calendar
 
 %description
 Objective Caml library for managing dates and times.