diff --git a/squashfs.changes b/squashfs.changes
index e48e296..e1e62db 100644
--- a/squashfs.changes
+++ b/squashfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 21 16:45:45 UTC 2016 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- fix build for SLE12 and older
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov  5 08:29:56 UTC 2015 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
 
diff --git a/squashfs.spec b/squashfs.spec
index e10d085..991425c 100644
--- a/squashfs.spec
+++ b/squashfs.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package squashfs
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 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
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ Patch0:         squashfs-64k.patch
 Patch1:         0001-mksquashfs-fix-rare-race-in-fragment-waiting-in-file.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 0002-Fix-2GB-limit-of-the-is_fragment-.-function.patch boo#953723
 Patch2:         0002-Fix-2GB-limit-of-the-is_fragment-.-function.patch
+%if %{?suse_version} > 1315
 BuildRequires:  liblz4-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  lzma-devel
 BuildRequires:  lzo-devel
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
@@ -48,7 +50,10 @@ squashfs images.
 
 %build
 sed -i -e "s,-O2,%{optflags}," squashfs-tools/Makefile
-make %{?_smp_mflags} -C squashfs-tools XZ_SUPPORT=1 LZO_SUPPORT=1 LZ4_SUPPORT=1
+make %{?_smp_mflags} -C squashfs-tools XZ_SUPPORT=1 LZO_SUPPORT=1 \
+%if %{?suse_version} > 1315
+   LZ4_SUPPORT=1
+%endif
 
 %install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_bindir}