diff --git a/sqlite3.changes b/sqlite3.changes
index 04c37e1..376c1b7 100644
--- a/sqlite3.changes
+++ b/sqlite3.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 26 22:04:07 UTC 2012 - behrisch@users.sourceforge.net
+
+- fixing tcl macro for old or non-SuSE builds
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct  7 11:26:43 UTC 2011 - max@suse.com
 
diff --git a/sqlite3.spec b/sqlite3.spec
index fb427cd..d7d77bf 100644
--- a/sqlite3.spec
+++ b/sqlite3.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 
 Name:           sqlite3
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config readline-devel tcl-devel
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1100    
+%define tcl_archdir %(echo 'puts [lindex $tcl_pkgPath 0]'|tclsh)  
+%endif
 %if %{?suse_version:1}%{?!suse_version:0}
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 %endif