diff --git a/package/python-kiwi-spec-template b/package/python-kiwi-spec-template
index b92182a8803..0c1e99cff0b 100644
--- a/package/python-kiwi-spec-template
+++ b/package/python-kiwi-spec-template
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:ext3
 Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:ext4
 Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:squashfs
 Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:xfs
-%if ! (0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1600)
+%if ! (0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} < 1600)
 Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:erofs
 Provides:       kiwi-image:erofs
 %endif
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ Provides:       kiwi-image:erofs
 Requires:       dosfstools
 Requires:       e2fsprogs
 Requires:       xfsprogs
-%if ! (0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1600)
+%if ! (0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} < 1600)
 Requires:       erofs-utils
 %endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version}