diff --git a/strace.changes b/strace.changes
index c0c7c8b..82adca5 100644
--- a/strace.changes
+++ b/strace.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 22 23:38:07 UTC 2012 - frank.lichtenheld@sophos.com
+
+- Add BuildRequires on xz to allow build on SLE_11_SP2
+
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 Thu May  3 12:02:17 CEST 2012 - meissner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/strace.spec b/strace.spec
index 2e700f3..440955b 100644
--- a/strace.spec
+++ b/strace.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Name:           strace
 BuildRequires:  libacl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libaio-devel
 BuildRequires:  lksctp-tools-devel
+BuildRequires:  xz
 # bug437293
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      strace-64bit