diff --git a/libvmime.changes b/libvmime.changes
index 2d46bec..edc936b 100644
--- a/libvmime.changes
+++ b/libvmime.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar  8 09:43:48 UTC 2017 - bosim@opensuse.org
+
+- Switch off GSASL for SLES
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 23 22:44:49 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/libvmime.spec b/libvmime.spec
index b702174..20356ea 100644
--- a/libvmime.spec
+++ b/libvmime.spec
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ cmake . \
 	-DVMIME_BUILD_SAMPLES:BOOL=OFF \
 %if 0%{?is_opensuse}
 	-DVMIME_HAVE_SASL_SUPPORT:BOOL=ON \
+%else
+	-DVMIME_HAVE_SASL_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF \
 %endif
 	-DVMIME_HAVE_TLS_SUPPORT:BOOL=ON \
 	-DVMIME_BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY:BOOL=OFF \