diff --git a/zlib-no-version-check.patch b/zlib-no-version-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a27638d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zlib-no-version-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+Index: zlib-1.2.11/infback.c
+===================================================================
+--- zlib-1.2.11.orig/infback.c
++++ zlib-1.2.11/infback.c
+@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ int stream_size;
+ {
+     struct inflate_state FAR *state;
+ 
+-    if (version == Z_NULL || version[0] != ZLIB_VERSION[0] ||
+-        stream_size != (int)(sizeof(z_stream)))
++    if (stream_size != (int)(sizeof(z_stream)))
+         return Z_VERSION_ERROR;
+     if (strm == Z_NULL || window == Z_NULL ||
+         windowBits < 8 || windowBits > 15)
+Index: zlib-1.2.11/inflate.c
+===================================================================
+--- zlib-1.2.11.orig/inflate.c
++++ zlib-1.2.11/inflate.c
+@@ -219,8 +219,7 @@ int stream_size;
+     int ret;
+     struct inflate_state FAR *state;
+ 
+-    if (version == Z_NULL || version[0] != ZLIB_VERSION[0] ||
+-        stream_size != (int)(sizeof(z_stream)))
++    if (stream_size != (int)(sizeof(z_stream)))
+         return Z_VERSION_ERROR;
+     if (strm == Z_NULL) return Z_STREAM_ERROR;
+     strm->msg = Z_NULL;                 /* in case we return an error */
+Index: zlib-1.2.11/deflate.c
+===================================================================
+--- zlib-1.2.11.orig/deflate.c
++++ zlib-1.2.11/deflate.c
+@@ -263,15 +263,13 @@ int ZEXPORT deflateInit2_(strm, level, m
+ {
+     deflate_state *s;
+     int wrap = 1;
+-    static const char my_version[] = ZLIB_VERSION;
+ 
+     ushf *overlay;
+     /* We overlay pending_buf and d_buf+l_buf. This works since the average
+      * output size for (length,distance) codes is <= 24 bits.
+      */
+ 
+-    if (version == Z_NULL || version[0] != my_version[0] ||
+-        stream_size != sizeof(z_stream)) {
++    if (stream_size != sizeof(z_stream)) {
+         return Z_VERSION_ERROR;
+     }
+     if (strm == Z_NULL) return Z_STREAM_ERROR;
diff --git a/zlib.changes b/zlib.changes
index 00da426..aacac6c 100644
--- a/zlib.changes
+++ b/zlib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 21 07:11:58 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
+
+- Add SUSE specific patch to fix bsc#1138793, we simply don't want
+  to test if the app was linked with exactly same version of zlib
+  like the one that is present on the runtime:
+  * zlib-no-version-check.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul 17 07:26:35 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/zlib.spec b/zlib.spec
index bdfa37c..b3d7c43 100644
--- a/zlib.spec
+++ b/zlib.spec
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ Patch2:         0001-Do-not-try-to-store-negative-values-in-unsigned-int.patch
 Patch3:         zlib-power8-fate325307.patch
 #PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM https://github.com/madler/zlib/pull/410
 Patch4:         410.patch
+#PATCH-FIX-SUSE do not check exact version match as the lib can be updated
+#               we should simply rely on soname versioning to protect us
+Patch5:         zlib-no-version-check.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  libtool
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ developing applications which use minizip.
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
+%patch5 -p1
 cp %{SOURCE4} .
 
 %build