diff --git a/libreoffice.spec b/libreoffice.spec
index e0e9166..ab43854 100644
--- a/libreoffice.spec
+++ b/libreoffice.spec
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ Patch4:         nlpsolver-no-broken-help.diff
 Patch5:         mediawiki-no-broken-help.diff
 # PATCH-FIX-SUSE: do not declare java6 available for without system libs build
 Patch7:         0001-Make-HAVE_JAVA6-be-always-false.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM: build with old sle11 cairo
+Patch8:         old-cairo.patch
 # try to save space by using hardlinks
 Patch990:       install-with-hardlinks.diff
 BuildRequires:  %{name}-share-linker
@@ -968,6 +970,7 @@ Provides additional %{langname} translations and resources for %{project}. \
 %if !%{with systemlibs}
 %patch7 -p1
 %endif
+%patch8 -p1
 %patch990 -p1
 # 256x256 icons
 tar -xjf %{SOURCE20}
diff --git a/old-cairo.patch b/old-cairo.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd93991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/old-cairo.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Index: libreoffice-5.0.0.3/vcl/headless/svpgdi.cxx
+===================================================================
+--- libreoffice-5.0.0.3.orig/vcl/headless/svpgdi.cxx
++++ libreoffice-5.0.0.3/vcl/headless/svpgdi.cxx
+@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace
+         if (rBuffer->getScanlineFormat() != basebmp::FORMAT_THIRTYTWO_BIT_TC_MASK_BGRX)
+             return false;
+ 
+-#if CAIRO_VERSION >= CAIRO_VERSION_ENCODE(1, 6, 0)
++#if CAIRO_VERSION >= CAIRO_VERSION_ENCODE(1, 10, 0)
+         basegfx::B2IVector size = rBuffer->getSize();
+         sal_Int32 nStride = rBuffer->getScanlineStride();
+         return (cairo_format_stride_for_width(CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24, size.getX()) == nStride);
+@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ bool SvpSalGraphics::drawAlphaRect(long
+     bool bRet = false;
+     (void)nX; (void)nY; (void)nWidth; (void)nHeight; (void)nTransparency;
+ #if ENABLE_CAIRO_CANVAS
+-#if CAIRO_VERSION >= CAIRO_VERSION_ENCODE(1, 6, 0)
++#if CAIRO_VERSION >= CAIRO_VERSION_ENCODE(1, 10, 0)
+     if (m_bUseLineColor || !m_bUseFillColor)
+         return bRet;
+