diff --git a/gnome-system-monitor.changes b/gnome-system-monitor.changes
index 408b712..9febf24 100644
--- a/gnome-system-monitor.changes
+++ b/gnome-system-monitor.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Apr  2 16:52:27 UTC 2012 - jhernandez@emergya.es
+
+- Enable systemd support only for openSUSE >= 12.2. On earlier
+  versions, don't use libsystemd-daemon/libsystemd-login
+  pkgconfig() BuildRequires since systemd is too old there.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 27 06:23:50 UTC 2012 - vuntz@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gnome-system-monitor.spec b/gnome-system-monitor.spec
index b9e5aff..4c67cd7 100644
--- a/gnome-system-monitor.spec
+++ b/gnome-system-monitor.spec
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ BuildRequires:  translation-update-upstream
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gmodule-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtkmm-3.0)
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd-daemon) >= 44
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd-login) >= 44
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libwnck-3.0)
 Requires:       gnome-icon-theme
 Requires:       lsb-release