diff --git a/python-Mako.changes b/python-Mako.changes
index a923823..49e88ea 100644
--- a/python-Mako.changes
+++ b/python-Mako.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 24 19:45:09 UTC 2015 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+
+- fix non-SUSE distro build by conditionalizing Suggests: tag
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 13 11:43:52 UTC 2015 - p.drouand@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-Mako.spec b/python-Mako.spec
index a0e12c7..4359daf 100644
--- a/python-Mako.spec
+++ b/python-Mako.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-Mako
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-mock
 BuildRequires:  python-nose
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
 Suggests:       python-Beaker >= 1.1
+%endif
 Requires:       python-MarkupSafe
 Provides:       python-mako = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      python-mako < %{version}