diff --git a/swig.changes b/swig.changes
index ef5dd41..a687a2c 100644
--- a/swig.changes
+++ b/swig.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec 20 09:40:06 UTC 2012 - kkaempf@suse.com
+
+- Fix RHEL4 and 6 build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 17 12:52:34 UTC 2012 - kkaempf@suse.com
 
diff --git a/swig.spec b/swig.spec
index 73060ad..93ad125 100644
--- a/swig.spec
+++ b/swig.spec
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ BuildRequires:  -vim
 %define docpath %{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  ruby
-%if (0%{?rhel_version} < 600) && (0%{?centos_version} < 600)
+%if 0%{?rhel_version} < 600 && 0%{?centos_version} < 600
 # not available on RHEL-6
 BuildRequires:  ruby-devel
 %endif
-%if 0%{?rhel_version} + 0%{?centos_version} == 0
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 0 || 0%{?rhel_version} >= 600  ||0%{?centos_version} >= 600
 BuildRequires:  perl-devel
 %endif
 %endif