diff --git a/cmake-gui.changes b/cmake-gui.changes
index bde636b..77c4d78 100644
--- a/cmake-gui.changes
+++ b/cmake-gui.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 16 14:28:58 UTC 2016 - foss@grueninger.de
+
+- use libuv which is shipped in CMake's tarball for older systems
+  that do not provide this lib on their own
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 16 00:03:32 UTC 2016 - foss@grueninger.de
 
diff --git a/cmake.changes b/cmake.changes
index df3e29c..f86138a 100644
--- a/cmake.changes
+++ b/cmake.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 16 14:30:02 UTC 2016 - foss@grueninger.de
+
+- use libuv which is shipped in CMake's tarball for older systems
+  that do not provide this lib on their own
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 15 23:42:45 UTC 2016 - foss@grueninger.de
 
diff --git a/cmake.spec b/cmake.spec
index c501302..63b56f9 100644
--- a/cmake.spec
+++ b/cmake.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libarchive-devel >= 3.0.2
 BuildRequires:  libbz2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libexpat-devel
+# use libuv package for Leap and Tumbleweed
+%if (0%{?suse_version} > 1320 || (0%{?suse_version} == 1320 && 0%{?is_opensuse}))
 BuildRequires:  libuv-devel
+%define use_system_uvlib ON
+# otherwise use libuv part of CMake tarball
+%else
+%define use_system_uvlib OFF
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 # this is commented as it would create dependancy cycle between jsoncpp and cmake
 #if 0%{?suse_version} > 1320
@@ -82,7 +89,9 @@ export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags}"
     --no-system-jsoncpp \
     --parallel=0%{jobs} \
     --verbose \
-    --no-qt-gui
+    --no-qt-gui \
+    -- \
+    -DCMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_LIBUV=%{use_system_uvlib}
 make VERBOSE=1 %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install