diff --git a/check-build.sh b/check-build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..385555f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Avoid SLES10 systems using kernel 2.6.16
+#
+
+case "$(uname -i)" in
+*ppc*)
+    read -t 10 name dummy version rest < /proc/version
+    if test -z "$version" ; then
+	echo "FATAL: can not read /proc/version" 1>&2
+	exit 1
+    fi
+    OIFS="$IFS"
+    IFS='.-'
+    version=($version)
+    IFS="$OIFS"
+    if test ${version[0]} -lt 2 -o ${version[1]} -lt 6 -o ${version[2]} -lt 32 ; then
+	echo "FATAL: kernel too old, need kernel >= 2.6.32 for this package" 1>&2
+	exit 1
+    fi
+esac
diff --git a/emacs.changes b/emacs.changes
index c8c6862..8440dec 100644
--- a/emacs.changes
+++ b/emacs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 24 14:01:22 UTC 2011 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Avoid SLES10 systems using kernel 2.6.16 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 22 14:40:45 UTC 2011 - werner@suse.de