diff --git a/alsa-utils.changes b/alsa-utils.changes
index a7b8d20..3a19a4d 100644
--- a/alsa-utils.changes
+++ b/alsa-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr  4 14:57:35 CEST 2018 - tiwai@suse.de
+
+- Avoid %license tag for old distros to fix builds
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr  4 08:39:33 CEST 2018 - tiwai@suse.de
 
diff --git a/alsa-utils.spec b/alsa-utils.spec
index 670d795..eacb63e 100644
--- a/alsa-utils.spec
+++ b/alsa-utils.spec
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #
 
 
-%define package_version	1.1.6
-#
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1130
 %define use_systemd	1
 %define use_varlib	1
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ Summary:        Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Utilities
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Players
 Url:            http://www.alsa-project.org/
-Source:         ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-%{package_version}.tar.bz2
+Source:         ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        01beep.conf
 BuildRequires:  alsa-devel
 BuildRequires:  automake
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ interaction. BAT can be used to test audio quality, stress test features
 and test audio before and after PM state changes.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %{name}-%{package_version}
+%setup -q
 # fix stupid automake's automatic action
 sed -i -e's/EXTRA_DIST= config.rpath /EXTRA_DIST=/' Makefile.am
 
@@ -111,7 +109,11 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/lib/alsa
 
 %files -f %{name}.lang
 %defattr(-, root, root)
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1200
 %license COPYING
+%else
+%doc COPYING
+%endif
 %doc ChangeLog INSTALL README TODO
 %doc seq/aconnect/README*
 %doc seq/aseqnet/README*
@@ -134,7 +136,11 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/lib/alsa
 
 %files -n alsabat
 %defattr(-, root, root)
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1200
 %license COPYING
+%else
+%doc COPYING
+%endif
 %{_bindir}/alsabat
 %{_mandir}/man*/alsabat.*