diff --git a/libguestfs.changes b/libguestfs.changes
index 51a2646..b8c817c 100644
--- a/libguestfs.changes
+++ b/libguestfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct  8 14:40:09 CEST 2012 - ohering@suse.de
+
+- disable hivex and zerofree when building for SLES11
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct  8 12:07:23 CEST 2012 - ohering@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 1b7d904..62b4206 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
 %define with_fuse 1
 %define with_hivex 1
 %define with_zerofree 1
+# disable certain features for a SLES11 build
+%if %suse_version == 1110
+%if %_project == "Virtualization"
+# leave features enabled in OBS main repo
+%else
+%define with_hivex 0
+%define with_zerofree 0
+%endif
+%endif
 #
 # The following defines are overridden in the individual subpackages
 %define _configure_fuse --disable-fuse