diff --git a/apache-commons-codec.changes b/apache-commons-codec.changes
index da3518a..e8c624a 100644
--- a/apache-commons-codec.changes
+++ b/apache-commons-codec.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May 15 15:35:01 UTC 2014 - darin@darins.net
+
+- disable bytecode check on sle_11
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep  9 11:04:10 UTC 2013 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/apache-commons-codec.spec b/apache-commons-codec.spec
index f91bb49..211d55c 100644
--- a/apache-commons-codec.spec
+++ b/apache-commons-codec.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package apache-commons-codec
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 # Copyright (c) 2000-2010, JPackage Project
 # All rights reserved.
 #
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ ant -Dbuild.sysclasspath=first \
 %endif
 
 %install
+%if 0%{?suse_version} == 1110
+export NO_BRP_CHECK_BYTECODE_VERSION=true
+%endif
 
 # jars
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_javadir}