diff --git a/gnome-session.changes b/gnome-session.changes
index c1b16ff..9581174 100644
--- a/gnome-session.changes
+++ b/gnome-session.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 26 16:44:00 CET 2018 - ro@suse.de
+
+- fix build on s390/s390x without wayland 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Dec 24 15:19:46 UTC 2017 - zaitor@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gnome-session.spec b/gnome-session.spec
index be03ff3..b135e2c 100644
--- a/gnome-session.spec
+++ b/gnome-session.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gnome-session
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -143,8 +143,10 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/wayland-sessions
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
 touch %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/default-xsession.desktop
 ln -s %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/default-xsession.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/xsessions/default.desktop
+%ifnarch s390 s390x
 touch %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/default-waylandsession.desktop
 ln -s %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/default-waylandsession.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/wayland-sessions/default.desktop
+%endif
 
 %post
 %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --install %{_datadir}/xsessions/default.desktop \