diff --git a/hdf5.changes b/hdf5.changes
index 697d9a3..8a1e141 100644
--- a/hdf5.changes
+++ b/hdf5.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 14 08:56:39 UTC 2019 - eich@suse.com
+
+- Reenable 'serial' build for SLE: this build creates hdf5-devel-data.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan  3 11:39:58 UTC 2019 - eich@suse.com
 
diff --git a/hdf5.spec b/hdf5.spec
index 0aec87c..7001ba8 100644
--- a/hdf5.spec
+++ b/hdf5.spec
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 %endif
 
 # Don't build non-HPC on SLE
-%if !0%{?is_opensuse} && !0%{?with_hpc:1}
+%if !0%{?is_opensuse} && !0%{?with_hpc:1} && "%{flavor}" != "serial"
 ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 %endif