diff --git a/xine-lib.changes b/xine-lib.changes
index 603e681..424e94d 100644
--- a/xine-lib.changes
+++ b/xine-lib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 17 11:50:57 CET 2009 - lnussel@suse.de
+
+- fix libtool breakage on older distributions with hack
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 10 16:45:05 CET 2009 - mhopf@suse.de
 
diff --git a/xine-lib.spec b/xine-lib.spec
index 449b653..e3ce35b 100644
--- a/xine-lib.spec
+++ b/xine-lib.spec
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ BuildRequires:  DirectFB
 BuildRequires:  libmodplug
 %endif
 Version:        1.1.16.1
-Release:        2
+Release:        3
 # XINE_MAJOR.XINE_LT_CURRENT in configure.ac
 %define abiversion 1.25
 # bug437293
@@ -522,10 +522,19 @@ AUTOPOINT=true autoreconf -fi
 	--with-w32-path=/usr/lib/win32 \
 %endif
 	--with-install-plugins-helper=${_prefix}/lib/opensuse-codecs-installer
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1110
+# wtf libtool shit. $echo is unset. I guess there is a way to fix
+# this properly, please tell me!
+echo=echo \
+%endif
 make %{?jobs:-j%{jobs}}
 
 %install
 cd xine-lib-%{version}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1110
+# same libtool problem here
+echo=echo \
+%endif
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
 LIB="%{buildroot}%{_libdir}/xine/plugins/%{abiversion}"
 # install documentation
@@ -805,6 +814,8 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 17 2009 lnussel@suse.de
+- fix libtool breakage on older distributions with hack
 * Tue Feb 10 2009 mhopf@suse.de
 - Security fix for 4xm demuxer (TKADV2009-004, bnc#473825)
 * Tue Jan 27 2009 mhopf@suse.de