diff --git a/powerman.changes b/powerman.changes
index 4aba77e..fd20499 100644
--- a/powerman.changes
+++ b/powerman.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 25 09:48:37 UTC 2018 - eich@suse.com
+
+- For SLE-12 set user/group to daemon/root for backward
+  compatibility.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 15 13:22:50 UTC 2017 - eich@suse.com
+
+- Minor specfile cosmetics:
+  * Simplified the entry for %{_sysconfdir}/powerman.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 11 19:47:51 UTC 2017 - eich@suse.com
 
diff --git a/powerman.spec b/powerman.spec
index 62e1335..489d30c 100644
--- a/powerman.spec
+++ b/powerman.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package powerman
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@
 %define _with_tcp_wrappers 1
 %undefine _with_genders
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1500
 %define powerman_g %name
 %define powerman_u %name
+%else
+%define powerman_g daemon
+%define powerman_u root
+%endif
 
 Name:           powerman
 Version:        2.3.24
@@ -127,10 +132,8 @@ systemd-tmpfiles --create %{_tmpfilesdir}/powerman.conf
 %{_mandir}/man?/*.*
 %exclude %{_mandir}/man3/*.*
 %{_sbindir}/*
-%dir %{_sysconfdir}/powerman
+%config %{_sysconfdir}/powerman/
 %attr(0644,root,root) %{_unitdir}/%{name}.service
-%config %{_sysconfdir}/powerman/powerman.conf
-%config %{_sysconfdir}/powerman/*.dev
 %{_tmpfilesdir}/powerman.conf
 
 %files devel