diff --git a/screen.changes b/screen.changes
index b7e269c..a2aa073 100644
--- a/screen.changes
+++ b/screen.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 16 10:49:16 UTC 2025 - Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>
+
+- Disable libutempter, it doesn't work anymore with the switch
+  from utmp to systemd-logind and only creates error messages
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb 26 13:12:12 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/screen.spec b/screen.spec
index 862767c..78ec153 100644
--- a/screen.spec
+++ b/screen.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package screen
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  pam-devel
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1600
 BuildRequires:  utempter-devel
+%endif
 Requires:       terminfo-base
 Requires(post): permissions
 %systemd_ordering