diff --git a/runc.changes b/runc.changes
index eff4630..747a495 100644
--- a/runc.changes
+++ b/runc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 19 11:57:45 UTC 2016 - jmassaguerpla@suse.com
+
+- fix go_arches definition: use global instead of define, otherwise
+  it fails to build 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 26 08:59:54 UTC 2016 - asarai@suse.com
 
diff --git a/runc.spec b/runc.spec
index c618e81..d58d8ca 100644
--- a/runc.spec
+++ b/runc.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # to see what packages are being built. You also want to define it here
 # for keeping things consistent.
 
-%{!?go_arches: %define go_arches %ix86 x86_64 aarch64 ppc64le}
+%{!?go_arches: %global go_arches %ix86 x86_64 aarch64 ppc64le}
 
 %ifarch %go_arches
 %define go_tool go