diff --git a/xorg-x11-libs.changes b/xorg-x11-libs.changes
index ce9fa39..beffc49 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-libs.changes
+++ b/xorg-x11-libs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 20 16:29:40 UTC 2011 - mhopf@novell.com
+
+- Don't delete .la files for SLE11-SP1
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 31 09:12:57 UTC 2011 - eich@suse.de
 
diff --git a/xorg-x11-libs.spec b/xorg-x11-libs.spec
index f52ae1a..26c57b7 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-libs.spec
+++ b/xorg-x11-libs.spec
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ for dir in $(ls); do
 done
 /sbin/ldconfig -n $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/%_lib
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/include/X11/pixmaps/
+%if %suse_version > 1110
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/*.la
+%endif
 # for compatibility reasons
 ln -s libXaw7.so.7 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/libXaw8.so.8
 ln -s libXaw.so.7  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/libXaw.so.8