diff --git a/rttr.spec b/rttr.spec
index e842eb0..197886d 100644
--- a/rttr.spec
+++ b/rttr.spec
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ library itself, which is written in C++.
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
+
+#only apply move elision to gcc versions that support it
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1500
+%else
 %patch6 -p1
+%endif
 
 %build
 find . -type f -exec chmod a-x "{}" +