diff --git a/ruby.changes b/ruby.changes
index 4fc4ffc..40a9a1d 100644
--- a/ruby.changes
+++ b/ruby.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun 19 10:10:00 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- also add the old macro names as wrapper
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May  8 09:46:38 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ruby.macros b/ruby.macros
index 0818db2..5da96cb 100644
--- a/ruby.macros
+++ b/ruby.macros
@@ -18,3 +18,11 @@
 %rb_vendorlibdir %rb19_vendorlibdir
 %rb_vendorarchdir %rb19_vendorarchdir 
 
+
+# old names
+%rb_sitelib                        %rb19_sitelibdir
+%rb_sitearch                       %rb19_sitearchdir
+#
+%rb_vendorlib                      %rb19_vendorlibdir
+%rb_vendorarch                     %rb19_vendorarchdir
+