diff --git a/python311.changes b/python311.changes
index 63ff2d5..de1b948 100644
--- a/python311.changes
+++ b/python311.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 10 09:33:26 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- restrict PEP668 to ALP/Tumbleweed 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug  4 06:37:41 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python311.spec b/python311.spec
index 09aacfe..cf486f6 100644
--- a/python311.spec
+++ b/python311.spec
@@ -711,8 +711,10 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libpython3.so
 rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/{python3,python3-embed}.pc
 %endif
 
+%if %{suse_version} > 1550
 # PEP-0668 mark this as a distro maintained python
 sed -e 's,__PYTHONPREFIX__,%{python_pkg_name},' -e 's,__PYTHON__,python%{python_version},' < %{SOURCE4} > %{buildroot}%{sitedir}/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+%endif
 
 # link shared library instead of static library that tools expect
 ln -s ../../libpython%{python_abi}.so %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python%{python_version}/config-%{python_abi}-%{archname}-%{_os}%{?_gnu}%{?armsuffix}/libpython%{python_abi}.so
@@ -910,8 +912,10 @@ echo %{sitedir}/_import_failed > %{buildroot}/%{sitedir}/site-packages/zzzz-impo
 %{_mandir}/man1/python3.1%{?ext_man}
 %endif
 %{_mandir}/man1/python%{python_version}.1%{?ext_man}
+%if %{suse_version} > 1550
 # PEP-0668
 %{sitedir}/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+%endif
 # license text, not a doc because the code can use it at run-time
 %{sitedir}/LICENSE.txt
 # RPM macros