diff --git a/gnome-shell.changes b/gnome-shell.changes
index 8d6f440..ae9b210 100644
--- a/gnome-shell.changes
+++ b/gnome-shell.changes
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Tue Apr 15 15:29:49 UTC 2014 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
 - Add wayland support (conditional, based on build_wayland_backend
-  defines):
+  defines, currently set to 0 - disabled):
   + Add pkgconfig(libmutter-wayland) BuildRequires.
   + Create gnome-shell-wayland subpackage.
 
diff --git a/gnome-shell.spec b/gnome-shell.spec
index 2e4c2f8..5cb929d 100644
--- a/gnome-shell.spec
+++ b/gnome-shell.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%define build_wayland_backend 1
+%define build_wayland_backend 0
 
 Name:           gnome-shell
 Version:        3.12.0
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ The GNOME Shell redefines user interactions with the GNOME desktop. In
 particular, it offers new paradigms for launching applications, accessing
 documents, and organizing open windows in GNOME.
 
+%if %{build_wayland_backend}
 %package wayland
 Summary:        GNOME Shell -- Wayland session
 Group:          System/GUI/GNOME
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ Requires:       gnome-settings-daemon
 
 %description wayland
 This package contains the definition of the default GNOME Shell on Wayland.
+%endif
 
 %package devel
 Summary:        GNOME Shell -- Development Files
@@ -215,10 +217,12 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_datadir}/gnome-shell/
 %doc %{_mandir}/man?/gnome-shell.*
 
+%if %{build_wayland_backend}
 %files wayland
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_bindir}/gnome-shell-wayland
 %{_datadir}/applications/gnome-shell-wayland.desktop
+%endif
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)