diff --git a/xorg-x11-fonts.changes b/xorg-x11-fonts.changes
index b1c3260..a6c68d0 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-fonts.changes
+++ b/xorg-x11-fonts.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug  8 09:30:02 UTC 2012 - sndirsch@suse.com
+
+- fixed build for openSUSE <= 12.1 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  6 10:31:44 UTC 2012 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/xorg-x11-fonts.spec b/xorg-x11-fonts.spec
index df18f62..ec3df96 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-fonts.spec
+++ b/xorg-x11-fonts.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 
 Name:           xorg-x11-fonts
 BuildRequires:  bdftopcf
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 01210
 BuildRequires:  fontpackages-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  mkfontdir
 BuildRequires:  mkfontscale
 # ucs2any
@@ -147,9 +149,23 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/etc
 %clean
 rm -rf "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 01210
 %reconfigure_fonts_scriptlets
 
 %reconfigure_fonts_scriptlets -n xorg-x11-fonts-core
+%else
+%post
+%run_suseconfig_fonts
+
+%postun
+%run_suseconfig_fonts
+
+%post core
+%run_suseconfig_fonts
+
+%postun core
+%run_suseconfig_fonts
+%endif
 
 %files 
 %defattr(-,root,root)