diff --git a/protobuf.changes b/protobuf.changes
index 90de9b0..71a2e74 100644
--- a/protobuf.changes
+++ b/protobuf.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov  5 13:38:45 UTC 2013 - sleep_walker@suse.cz
+
+- fix java flags to build package for SLE_11_SP3
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun  7 15:32:55 UTC 2013 - dvaleev@suse.com
 
diff --git a/protobuf.spec b/protobuf.spec
index 6c07310..b283eae 100644
--- a/protobuf.spec
+++ b/protobuf.spec
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ pushd java
 %if 0%{?suse_version} == 1110
 # 11.1 only workaround
 # http://en.opensuse.org/Java/Packaging/Cookbook#bytecode_version_error
-extra_java_flags="-target 1.5"
+extra_java_flags="-target 1.5 -source 1.5"
 %endif
 javac $extra_java_flags -d classes src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/*.java
 sed -e 's/@VERSION@/%version/' < %{SOURCE1} > manifest.txt