diff --git a/macros.perl b/macros.perl
index c1cc0b9..5b979f0 100644
--- a/macros.perl
+++ b/macros.perl
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 Requires: perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%{perl_version}) \
 %endif
 
+%libperl_requires() \
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 0 \
+Requires: perl = %{perl_version} \
+%endif
+
 # suse specific macros
 #
 %perl_make_install make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install_vendor
diff --git a/perl.changes b/perl.changes
index 12001ed..d6c6671 100644
--- a/perl.changes
+++ b/perl.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep  4 10:30:50 CEST 2013 - mls@suse.de
+
+- add libperl_requires macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep  3 15:30:23 CEST 2013 - mls@suse.de