diff --git a/qrencode.changes b/qrencode.changes
index 4f48921..a61217d 100644
--- a/qrencode.changes
+++ b/qrencode.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Apr 14 13:41:52 UTC 2012 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- fix build with older distros
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan  1 15:26:28 UTC 2012 - cgiboudeaux@gmx.com
 
diff --git a/qrencode.spec b/qrencode.spec
index 9fc662e..c4c0a17 100644
--- a/qrencode.spec
+++ b/qrencode.spec
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ The capacity of QR Code is up to 7000 digits or 4000 characters, and is highly r
 %setup -q
 
 %build
+%if %{suse_version} < 1130
+libtoolize  -f
+%endif
 ./autogen.sh
 %configure --with-tools
 make %{?_smp_mflags}