diff --git a/xmodmap.changes b/xmodmap.changes
index 5c5e3e0..86162c8 100644
--- a/xmodmap.changes
+++ b/xmodmap.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep  9 15:57:08 UTC 2020 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
+
+- reenabled move to /usr/etc/X11 for Tumbleweed (boo#1173053)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep  8 09:51:56 UTC 2020 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xmodmap.spec b/xmodmap.spec
index c32454b..da39fc4 100644
--- a/xmodmap.spec
+++ b/xmodmap.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 #
 
 
-%define UsrEtcMove 0
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
+%define UsrEtcMove 1
+%endif
 
 Name:           xmodmap
 Version:        1.0.10
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 %make_install
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550 && 0%{UsrEtcMove}
+%if 0%{?UsrEtcMove}
 install -m0644 -D %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_distconfdir}/X11/Xmodmap
 install -m0644 -D %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_distconfdir}/X11/Xmodmap.remote
 %else
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ install -m0644 -D %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/X11/Xmodmap.remote
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING README.md
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550 && 0%{UsrEtcMove}
+%if 0%{?UsrEtcMove}
 %dir %{_distconfdir}/X11
 %{_distconfdir}/X11/Xmodmap
 %{_distconfdir}/X11/Xmodmap.remote