diff --git a/cmake.changes b/cmake.changes
index 409ac5a..0a0c44c 100644
--- a/cmake.changes
+++ b/cmake.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 23 09:46:17 UTC 2020 - Simon Lees <sflees@suse.de>
+
+- Many Leap packages don't build without -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=ON
+  so leave this change to the next major version of Leap / SLE
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Mar 22 06:18:20 UTC 2020 - Christoph G <foss@grueninger.de>
 
diff --git a/cmake.macros b/cmake.macros
index 62b0ae1..9237ee6 100644
--- a/cmake.macros
+++ b/cmake.macros
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
         -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="%{?build_ldflags} -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,-z,now" \\\
 %if "%{?_lib}" == "lib64" \
         -DLIB_SUFFIX=64 \\\
+%endif \
+%if "%suse_version" <= 1500 \
+        -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=ON \\\
 %endif \
         -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON \\\
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \\\