diff --git a/apache2.changes b/apache2.changes
index ca33e40..fe1bc06 100644
--- a/apache2.changes
+++ b/apache2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 12 13:13:05 UTC 2020 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- fix build for older distributions
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jan 31 18:22:09 UTC 2020 - Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/apache2.spec b/apache2.spec
index de80369..49dc21a 100644
--- a/apache2.spec
+++ b/apache2.spec
@@ -802,6 +802,19 @@ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}%{_libdir} \
 	-e debug -t -f %{buildroot}/%{sysconfdir}/httpd.conf.test || exit 1
 rm %{buildroot}/%{sysconfdir}/*.test
 
+# taken from kdump/kdump.spec, thanks!
+# Compatibility cruft
+# there is no %%license prior to SLE12
+%if %{undefined _defaultlicensedir}
+%define license %doc
+%else
+# filesystem before SLE12 SP3 lacks /usr/share/licenses
+%if 0%(test ! -d %{_defaultlicensedir} && echo 1)
+%define _defaultlicensedir %{_defaultdocdir}
+%endif
+%endif
+# End of compatibility cruft
+
 %files -f filelist
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc INSTALL READM* ABOUT_APACHE CHANGES