diff --git a/tpm2.0-abrmd.spec b/tpm2.0-abrmd.spec
index 38d5c24..c46561f 100644
--- a/tpm2.0-abrmd.spec
+++ b/tpm2.0-abrmd.spec
@@ -104,8 +104,11 @@ rm %{buildroot}/usr/lib*/systemd/system-preset/tpm2-abrmd.preset
 %{_sbindir}/tpm2-abrmd
 %{_sbindir}/rctpm2-abrmd
 %{_unitdir}/tpm2-abrmd.service
+%if 0%{?sle_version} > 120200 || 0%{?is_opensuse}
+# the auto activation is not whitelisted for <= SLE12-SP3
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d/tpm2-abrmd.conf
 %{_datadir}/dbus-1/system-services/com.intel.tss2.Tabrmd.service
+%endif
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)