diff --git a/python-Pygments.changes b/python-Pygments.changes
index 2ca7491..ef442bc 100644
--- a/python-Pygments.changes
+++ b/python-Pygments.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  9 11:51:50 UTC 2016 - olaf@aepfle.de
+
+- Disable testsuite in SLE_11 because it requires python 2.7
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 25 14:47:30 UTC 2016 - michael@stroeder.com
 
diff --git a/python-Pygments.spec b/python-Pygments.spec
index 4ce27c4..8999187 100644
--- a/python-Pygments.spec
+++ b/python-Pygments.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-Pygments
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ python setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
 install -Dm0644 doc/pygmentize.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/pygmentize.1
 
 %check
+if test '%{py_ver}' = "2.6"
+then
+  exit 0
+fi
 nosetests
 
 %files