diff --git a/qemu.changes b/qemu.changes
index 3ae2a022..68dd035e 100644
--- a/qemu.changes
+++ b/qemu.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 18 16:06:00 UTC 2014 - brogers@suse.com
+
+- enable usb passthrough via --enable-libusb config option
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Feb 15 15:46:54 UTC 2014 - brogers@suse.com
 
diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index f384981d..978c7634 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ BuildRequires:  libpcap-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpixman-1-0-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpng-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpulse-devel
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1310
+BuildRequires:  libusb
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  libvdeplug3-devel
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1220
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
@@ -390,6 +393,9 @@ done
 %else
 	--disable-spice \
 %endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1310
+	--enable-libusb \
+%endif
 %if 0%{?sles_version} != 11 
 	--enable-usb-redir \
 %endif
diff --git a/qemu.spec.in b/qemu.spec.in
index 5a1ae66a..f93cc4c3 100644
--- a/qemu.spec.in
+++ b/qemu.spec.in
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ BuildRequires:  libpcap-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpixman-1-0-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpng-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpulse-devel
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1310
+BuildRequires:  libusb
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  libvdeplug3-devel
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1220
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
@@ -308,6 +311,9 @@ done
 %else
 	--disable-spice \
 %endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1310
+	--enable-libusb \
+%endif
 %if 0%{?sles_version} != 11 
 	--enable-usb-redir \
 %endif