diff --git a/libguestfs.changes b/libguestfs.changes
index d78ccc4..fdba879 100644
--- a/libguestfs.changes
+++ b/libguestfs.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-Mon Aug  5 17:16:44 CEST 2013 - ohering@suse.de
+Mon Aug  5 17:48:01 CEST 2013 - ohering@suse.de
 
-- Preserve permissions for /lib/udev in guestfsd subpackage
+- Package /lib/udev or /usr/lib/udev in guestfsd subpackage
 
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 Tue Jul 30 20:57:39 CEST 2013 - ohering@suse.de
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 76ceaa4..c716bc6 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ Version:        1.20.10
 %define _configure_python --disable-python
 %define _configure_ruby --disable-ruby
 
+# /lib/udev is a symlink in 12.3+, package the full directory
+%if %suse_version > 1220
+%define udevrulesdir /usr/lib/udev/rules.d
+%else
+%define udevrulesdir /lib/udev/rules.d
+%endif
 #
 %define kernel_binary %{nil}
 %ifarch ia64 %ix86 x86_64
@@ -491,15 +497,7 @@ make \
 # strip kills the bytecode part of ELF binaries
 export NO_BRP_STRIP_DEBUG=true
 %endif
-%makeinstall
-if test -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/udev
-then
-	chmod --verbose --reference=/lib/udev $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/udev
-fi
-if test -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/udev
-then
-	chmod --verbose --reference=/usr/lib/udev $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/udev
-fi
+%makeinstall udevrulesdir=%{udevrulesdir}
 #remove ocaml bindings files if they are disable via rpm macro
 %if !%{with ocaml_bindings}
 rm -rfv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/ocaml
@@ -739,7 +737,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %files -n guestfsd
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%config(noreplace) /lib/udev/rules.d
+%config(noreplace) %{udevrulesdir}
 %{_sbindir}/guestfsd
 %{_mandir}/man8/*