diff --git a/apache-commons-httpclient.changes b/apache-commons-httpclient.changes
index 2dc9a8b..3c12386 100644
--- a/apache-commons-httpclient.changes
+++ b/apache-commons-httpclient.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Apr 14 17:24:13 UTC 2014 - darin@darins.net
+
+- disable bytecode test on SLES 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct 25 08:30:33 UTC 2013 - mvyskocil@suse.com
 
diff --git a/apache-commons-httpclient.spec b/apache-commons-httpclient.spec
index 5d9eef8..2f0f7ec 100644
--- a/apache-commons-httpclient.spec
+++ b/apache-commons-httpclient.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package apache-commons-httpclient
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ ant \
   dist test
 
 %install
+# suppress on SLES
+%if 0%{?suse_version} == 1110
+export NO_BRP_CHECK_BYTECODE_VERSION=true
+%endif
+
 # jars
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_javadir}
 cp -p dist/commons-httpclient.jar \