diff --git a/libvpx.changes b/libvpx.changes
index e7e6a7a..4ba98e7 100644
--- a/libvpx.changes
+++ b/libvpx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul  3 13:00:34 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Limit explicit GCC13 usage to suse_version < 1600, i.e to Leap
+  15.x. Future versions are supposed to have a recent enough GCC
+  version.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul  3 08:23:41 UTC 2024 - Adrian Schröter <adrian@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/libvpx.spec b/libvpx.spec
index e3b79d0..860b498 100644
--- a/libvpx.spec
+++ b/libvpx.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 %define         sover 9
+%define use_gcc13 0%{?suse_version} < 1600
 Name:           libvpx
 Version:        1.14.1
 Release:        0
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ URL:            https://www.webmproject.org/
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1000:     baselibs.conf
 Patch2:         libvpx-configure-add-arch.patch
-%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1699
+%if %use_gcc13
 BuildRequires:  gcc13-c++
 %else
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ sed -i~ /ssse3/d configure
 sed -i~ 's@ssse3@@' build/make/rtcd.pl
 %endif
 cd build
-%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1699
+%if %use_gcc13
 export CXX=g++-13
 export CC=gcc-13
 %endif