diff --git a/config b/config
index c1c74f7..623d8a0 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ setOption('StandardGroups', (
     'sshd',
     'suse-ncc',
     'svn',
+    'synapse',
     'sys',
     'systemd-journal',
     'systemd-journal-gateway',
@@ -650,6 +651,7 @@ setOption('StandardUsers', (
     'statd',
     'suse-ncc',
     'svn',
+    'synapse',
     'systemd-journal-gateway'
     'tftp',
     'tomcat',
diff --git a/rpmlint-tests-sle15.patch b/rpmlint-tests-sle15.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f302b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpmlint-tests-sle15.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From af1ec4e64647ec4b6bf550ba822165c563a40ad6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ludwig Nussel <ludwig.nussel@suse.de>
+Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 13:50:54 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Revert "polkit: adjust reference output to match
+ corresponding change in rpmlint-checks"
+
+This reverts commit f4dfbdc2cc367245537df410353a64d67cbcc519.
+---
+ tests/polkit.ref | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tests/polkit.ref b/tests/polkit.ref
+index fb214ea..22dd180 100644
+--- a/tests/polkit.ref
++++ b/tests/polkit.ref
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ polkit: I: polkit-cant-acquire-privilege org.opensuse.test.bar (no:auth_admin:auth_admin)
++polkit: W: polkit-untracked-privilege org.opensuse.test.bar (no:auth_admin:auth_admin)
++polkit: W: polkit-untracked-privilege org.opensuse.test.foo (auth_admin:auth_admin:auth_admin)
+ polkit: E: polkit-unauthorized-privilege (Badness: 10000) org.opensuse.test.baz (auth_admin:auth_admin:auth_self)
+ polkit: E: polkit-unauthorized-privilege (Badness: 10000) org.opensuse.test.baz2 (auth_admin:auth_admin:yes)
+-polkit: E: polkit-untracked-privilege (Badness: 10000) org.opensuse.test.bar (no:auth_admin:auth_admin)
+-polkit: E: polkit-untracked-privilege (Badness: 10000) org.opensuse.test.foo (auth_admin:auth_admin:auth_admin)
+-1 packages and 0 specfiles checked; 4 errors, 0 warnings.
++1 packages and 0 specfiles checked; 2 errors, 2 warnings.
+-- 
+2.16.3
+
diff --git a/rpmlint-tests.changes b/rpmlint-tests.changes
index f0b989c..12979c4 100644
--- a/rpmlint-tests.changes
+++ b/rpmlint-tests.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May  9 11:48:47 UTC 2018 - lnussel@suse.de
+
+- add rpmlint-tests-sle15.patch to fix rpmlint-tests build for
+  sle/leap 15
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 20 14:13:28 UTC 2018 - opensuse-packaging@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/rpmlint-tests.spec b/rpmlint-tests.spec
index 3ec944d..81c99eb 100644
--- a/rpmlint-tests.spec
+++ b/rpmlint-tests.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Group:          Development/Tools/Building
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Url:            http://www.opensuse.org/
 Source:         rpmlint-tests-%version.tar.xz
+Patch0:         rpmlint-tests-sle15.patch
 
 %description
 This package doesn't actually contain any files and is not meant to
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ regression tests against rpmlint(-mini).
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%if 0%{?sle_version} >= 1500
+%patch0 -p1
+%endif
 
 %build
 mkdir rpms
diff --git a/rpmlint.changes b/rpmlint.changes
index 8497673..9070bf3 100644
--- a/rpmlint.changes
+++ b/rpmlint.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May  4 17:06:53 UTC 2018 - okurz@suse.com
+
+- Add 'synapse' user and group.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May  2 14:44:59 UTC 2018 - mchandras@suse.de