diff --git a/boost.changes b/boost.changes
index 5ebf845..4bcc155 100644
--- a/boost.changes
+++ b/boost.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar  8 14:57:09 UTC 2019 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Do not build gnu-mvapich2-hpc and gnu-openmpi2-hpc flavors in
+  Staging areas.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar  6 15:24:01 UTC 2019 - Adam Majer <adam.majer@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index 25664de..dd00b9b 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 %bcond_without package_pdf
 %bcond_without build_quickbook
 %bcond_with    boost_devel
+%bcond_with ringdisabled
 
 %define package_name boost%{library_version}
 %define my_docdir %{_docdir}/boost%{library_version}
@@ -77,8 +78,12 @@ ExcludeArch:    s390x %{ix86} ppc64 ppc64le
 %bcond_without mpi
 %bcond_without python2
 %bcond_without python3
+%if %{with ringdisabled}
+ExclusiveArch: do-not-build
+%else
 ExcludeArch:    s390x %{ix86} ppc64 ppc64le
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %if "@BUILD_FLAVOR@" == "gnu-mvapich2-hpc"
 %define build_base 0
@@ -90,8 +95,12 @@ ExcludeArch:    s390x %{ix86} ppc64 ppc64le
 %bcond_without mpi
 %bcond_without python2
 %bcond_without python3
+%if %{with ringdisabled}
+ExclusiveArch: do-not-build
+%else
 ExcludeArch:    s390x %{ix86} ppc64 ppc64le
 %endif
+%endif
 
 # Build with OpenMPI
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1330