diff --git a/src/build/misc/rpm.spec.in b/src/build/misc/rpm.spec.in
index fe7ffd8f8..dc73b3f8c 100644
--- a/src/build/misc/rpm.spec.in
+++ b/src/build/misc/rpm.spec.in
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@
 
 %if 0%{?suse_version} == 1315
 %global dist            .sles12
+%global sles12          1
 %endif
 
 %if 0%{?suse_version} == 1110
 %global dist            .sles11
+%global sles11          1
 %endif
 
 %if 0%{?with_product_suffix:1}
@@ -88,7 +90,12 @@ BuildRequires:  ant
 %if 0%{!?with_java:1}
 BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1:1.8.0
 %endif
+
+%if 0%{?sles12:1}
+Requires:       java-headless >= 1.8.0
+%else
 Requires:       java-headless >= 1:1.8.0
+%endif
 
 %description
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