diff --git a/quassel.changes b/quassel.changes
index 78de74f..dd83b34 100644
--- a/quassel.changes
+++ b/quassel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 23 13:53:34 UTC 2017 - rbrown@suse.com
+
+- Replace references to /var/adm/fillup-templates with new 
+  %_fillupdir macro (boo#1069468)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 25 19:00:04 UTC 2016 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/quassel.spec b/quassel.spec
index ae926ef..26a7f69 100644
--- a/quassel.spec
+++ b/quassel.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package quassel
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 #
 
 
+#Compat macro for new _fillupdir macro introduced in Nov 2017
+%if ! %{defined _fillupdir}
+  %define _fillupdir /var/adm/fillup-templates
+%endif
+
 Name:           quassel
 Version:        0.12.4
 Release:        0
@@ -201,7 +206,7 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}
 install -p -m 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/quasselcore.service
 # Provide SUSE policy symlink /usr/sbin/rcFOO -> service
 ln -s %{_sbindir}/service %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/rcquasselcore
-install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/adm/fillup-templates/sysconfig.quasselcore
+install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_fillupdir}/sysconfig.quasselcore
 install -d -m 751 %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}
 install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/%{name}core
 install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE4} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2.d/services/%{name}
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ fi
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2.d/services/%{name}
 %attr(-,%{name}core,%{name}core) %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/%{name}core
 %attr(-,%{name}core,%{name}core) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}
-%{_localstatedir}/adm/fillup-templates/sysconfig.%{name}core
+%{_fillupdir}/sysconfig.%{name}core
 
 %files base
 %defattr(-,root,root)