diff --git a/hdf5.changes b/hdf5.changes
index eb60428..81eaad7 100644
--- a/hdf5.changes
+++ b/hdf5.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 12 15:38:59 UTC 2018 - eich@suse.com
+
+- Disable the openmpi3 flavor in some products.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jan  5 18:34:20 UTC 2018 - eich@suse.com
 
diff --git a/hdf5.spec b/hdf5.spec
index c89cd14..c89caae 100644
--- a/hdf5.spec
+++ b/hdf5.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 
 %global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
 
+%if 0%{?is_opensuse} || 0%{?is_backports}
+%undefine DisOMPI3
+%else
+%define DisOMPI3 ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
+%endif
+
 #
 %define _do_check 1
 %define use_sz2 0
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 %endif
 
 %if "%{flavor}" == "gnu-openmpi-hpc"
+%{?DisOMPI1}
 %bcond_without hpc
 %define compiler_family gnu
 %undefine c_f_ver
@@ -73,6 +80,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 %endif
 
 %if "%{flavor}" == "gnu-openmpi3-hpc"
+%{?DisOMPI3}
 %bcond_without hpc
 %define compiler_family gnu
 %undefine c_f_ver
@@ -95,6 +103,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 %endif
 
 %if "%{flavor}" == "gnu7-openmpi-hpc"
+%{?DisOMPI1}
 %bcond_without hpc
 %define compiler_family gnu
 %define c_f_ver 7
@@ -110,6 +119,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 %endif
 
 %if "%{flavor}" == "gnu7-openmpi3-hpc"
+%{?DisOMPI3}
 %bcond_without hpc
 %define compiler_family gnu
 %define c_f_ver 7