diff --git a/hdf5.patch b/hdf5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef24fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hdf5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+index c956b9de1..b68208eaa 100644
+--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ endif(SCAFACOS)
+ # Subdirectories
+ add_subdirectory(io)
+ 
++if(H5MD)
++  target_link_libraries(EspressoCore PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIBRARIES})
++endif(H5MD)
+ 
+ if(WITH_UNIT_TESTS)
+   add_subdirectory(unit_tests)
diff --git a/python3-espressomd.changes b/python3-espressomd.changes
index 7a5dcbd..c309895 100644
--- a/python3-espressomd.changes
+++ b/python3-espressomd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Apr 16 00:24:21 UTC 2022 - Jean-Noel Grad <jgrad@icp.uni-stuttgart.de>
+
+- added rpath.patch to fix the failing Rpath checks (see
+  boo#1198352)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Apr 16 00:19:40 UTC 2022 - Jean-Noel Grad <jgrad@icp.uni-stuttgart.de>
+
+- added hdf5.patch to fix builds with H5MD (see
+  gh#espressomd/espresso#3543)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 12 22:24:29 UTC 2021 - Christoph Junghans <junghans@votca.org>
 
diff --git a/python3-espressomd.spec b/python3-espressomd.spec
index 4016467..9a530f8 100644
--- a/python3-espressomd.spec
+++ b/python3-espressomd.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python3-espressomd
+# spec file
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2014 Christoph Junghans
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ Source:         https://github.com/%{modname}/%{pkgname}/releases/download/%{ver
 Patch0:         boost-1.74.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE missing_size_t.patch gh#espressomd/espresso#4274
 Patch1:         missing_size_t.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE hdf5.patch gh#espressomd/espresso#3543
+Patch2:         hdf5.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE rpath.patch boo#1198352
+Patch3:         rpath.patch
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  fftw3-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ systems, for example DNA and lipid membranes.
 %setup -q -n %{pkgname}
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 source %{_libdir}/mpi/gcc/%{mpiver}/bin/mpivars.sh
diff --git a/rpath.patch b/rpath.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60a2c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpath.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index 238e6dac3..96cbaa9a9 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
+ 
+ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
+ message(STATUS "CMake version: ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
++set(CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH ON)
+ 
+ # C++ standard
+ enable_language(CXX)
+