diff --git a/python-Mako.changes b/python-Mako.changes
index 612dc31..98759c1 100644
--- a/python-Mako.changes
+++ b/python-Mako.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul 29 21:17:21 UTC 2014 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- fix up build for SLE11 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 18 14:43:53 UTC 2014 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-Mako.spec b/python-Mako.spec
index d4e8aff..9e6b834 100644
--- a/python-Mako.spec
+++ b/python-Mako.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/M/Mako/Mako-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-MarkupSafe
+%if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
+BuildRequires:  python-argparse
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-mock
 BuildRequires:  python-nose