diff --git a/python-2.7.9-sles-disable-verification-by-default.patch b/python-2.7.9-sles-disable-verification-by-default.patch
index 8a77f73..1dbea20 100644
--- a/python-2.7.9-sles-disable-verification-by-default.patch
+++ b/python-2.7.9-sles-disable-verification-by-default.patch
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
-Index: Python-2.7.9/Lib/ssl.py
-===================================================================
---- Python-2.7.9.orig/Lib/ssl.py	2015-08-12 15:53:27.419729448 +0200
-+++ Python-2.7.9/Lib/ssl.py	2015-08-12 15:58:10.668465183 +0200
-@@ -469,7 +469,18 @@
-     return context
- 
- # Used by http.client if no context is explicitly passed.
--_create_default_https_context = create_default_context
-+try:
-+    # load the TLS checks policy from separate package
-+    import sle_tls_checks_policy as policy
-+    if policy.get_policy:
-+        _create_default_https_context = policy.get_policy()
-+    else:
-+        # empty policy file means simply enable strict verification
-+        _create_default_https_context = create_default_context
+--- a/Lib/ssl.py
++++ b/Lib/ssl.py
+@@ -495,7 +495,17 @@ def _get_https_context_factory():
+         config_setting = os.environ.get(_https_verify_envvar)
+         if config_setting == '0':
+             return _create_unverified_context
+-    return create_default_context
 +
-+except ImportError:
-+    # policy not present, disable verification for backwards compatibility
-+    _create_default_https_context = _create_unverified_context
++    try:
++        # load the TLS checks policy from separate package
++        import sle_tls_checks_policy as policy
++        if policy.get_policy:
++            return policy.get_policy()
++        else:
++            # empty policy file means simply enable strict verification
++            return create_default_context
++    except ImportError:
++        return create_default_context
  
+ _create_default_https_context = _get_https_context_factory()
  
- # Backwards compatibility alias, even though it's not a public name.
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index e066d18..5df39a1 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Patch56:        adapted-from-F00251-change-user-install-location.patch
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libbz2-devel
-%if %{suse_version} > 1200
+%if %{suse_version} >= 1500
 BuildRequires:  libnsl-devel
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index 0f4d0f9..859d705 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gdbm-devel
 BuildRequires:  gmp-devel
 BuildRequires:  libbz2-devel
-%if %{suse_version} > 1200
+%if %{suse_version} >= 1500
 BuildRequires:  libnsl-devel
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  libopenssl-devel