diff --git a/disable-service-py-for-suse-family.patch b/disable-service-py-for-suse-family.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9a379b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/disable-service-py-for-suse-family.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 372d68180c35213de57b0b0b5a4773ffa92a4e5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tim Serong <tserong@suse.com>
+Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 16:33:07 +1000
+Subject: [PATCH] Disable service.py for entire SUSE family >= 12
+
+Checking os_family allows us to pick up openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise, rather than just checking for os == openSUSE.
+---
+ salt/modules/service.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/salt/modules/service.py b/salt/modules/service.py
+index cfafe24..d581916 100644
+--- a/salt/modules/service.py
++++ b/salt/modules/service.py
+@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def __virtual__():
+     if __grains__['kernel'] != 'Linux':
+         return False
+     # Suse >=12.0 uses systemd
+-    if __grains__.get('os', '') == 'openSUSE':
++    if __grains__.get('os_family', '') == 'Suse':
+         try:
+             if int(__grains__.get('osrelease', '').split('.')[0]) >= 12:
+                 return False
+-- 
+2.0.3
+
diff --git a/salt.changes b/salt.changes
index cb42397..6c34ffe 100644
--- a/salt.changes
+++ b/salt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug  6 06:36:02 UTC 2014 - tserong@suse.com
+
+- Ensure salt uses systemd for services on SLES
+  + Added disable-service-py-for-suse-family.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  4 16:12:14 UTC 2014 - aboe76@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/salt.spec b/salt.spec
index ae7cb81..77fda78 100644
--- a/salt.spec
+++ b/salt.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Patch2:         allow-systemd-parameterized-services.patch
 Patch3:         pass-all-systemd-list-units.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE use-forking-daemon.patch tserong@suse.com -- We don't have python-systemd, so notify can't work
 Patch4:         use-forking-daemon.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM disable-service-py-for-suse-family.patch tserong@suse.com -- ensure salt uses systemd for services on SLES
+Patch5:         disable-service-py-for-suse-family.patch
 
 #for building
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ Bash command line completion support for %{name}.
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
+%patch5 -p1
 
 %build
 python setup.py build