diff --git a/pcp.changes b/pcp.changes
index 317e09f..3308bcb 100644
--- a/pcp.changes
+++ b/pcp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 18 13:13:04 UTC 2019 - ddiss@suse.com
+
+- Drop conflicting dstat symlink; (bsc#1122502).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 15 00:17:33 UTC 2019 - ddiss@suse.com
 
diff --git a/pcp.spec b/pcp.spec
index e046907..efa73c9 100644
--- a/pcp.spec
+++ b/pcp.spec
@@ -2145,6 +2145,7 @@ PCP_CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" CCFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" CXX
    --with-tmpdir=%{_tempsdir} \
    --datarootdir=%{_datadir} \
    --docdir=%{_docdir} \
+   --with-dstat-symlink=no \
    %{?_with_initd} \
    %{?_with_doc} \
    %{?_with_ib} \