diff --git a/open-vm-tools.spec b/open-vm-tools.spec
index 420e61b..9b5c711 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.spec
+++ b/open-vm-tools.spec
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ if you intend to create own plugins for vmtoolsd.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}-%{svn_rev}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1220
 %patch0 -p1
+%endif
 chmod -x AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog NEWS README
 # fix for an rpmlint warning regarding wrong line feeds
 sed -i -e "s/\r//" README