diff --git a/ftsteutates.changes b/ftsteutates.changes
index 7b8f9c4..9b2fe2d 100644
--- a/ftsteutates.changes
+++ b/ftsteutates.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec 28 20:47:07 CET 2016 - tiwai@suse.de
+
+- build KMP only for older distros, as TW 4.8+ kernels already
+  contain the module (boo#997172)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Sep  4 06:20:43 UTC 2016 - mpluskal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ftsteutates.spec b/ftsteutates.spec
index 293c652..fb3aa56 100644
--- a/ftsteutates.spec
+++ b/ftsteutates.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1320
+# TW 4.8 or later kernel already contains the module
+%define build_kmp 0
+%else
+%define build_kmp 1
+%endif
+
 Name:           ftsteutates
 Version:        20160601
 Release:        0
@@ -24,10 +31,14 @@ License:        GPL-2.0+
 Group:          System/Kernel
 Url:            ftp://ftp.ts.fujitsu.com/pub/Mainboard-OEM-Sales/Services/
 Source0:        ftp://ftp.ts.fujitsu.com/pub/Mainboard-OEM-Sales/Services/Software&Tools/Linux_SystemMonitoring&Watchdog&GPIO/ftsteutates-module_%{version}.zip
+%if %build_kmp
 BuildRequires:  %{kernel_module_package_buildreqs}
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  unzip
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+%if %build_kmp
 %kernel_module_package
+%endif
 ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} x86_64
 
 %description
@@ -47,19 +58,24 @@ lm-sensors output.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n ftsteutates
+%if %build_kmp
 mkdir source
 mkdir obj
 cp -a Makefile ftsteutates.c source/
+%endif
 
 %build
+%if %build_kmp
 for flavor in %{flavors_to_build}; do
     rm -rf obj/$flavor
     cp -r source obj/$flavor
     make -C %{_prefix}/src/linux-obj/%{_target_cpu}/$flavor modules \
          M=$PWD/obj/$flavor
 done
+%endif
 
 %install
+%if %build_kmp
 # install kernel modules
 export INSTALL_MOD_PATH=%{buildroot}
 export INSTALL_MOD_DIR=updates
@@ -67,6 +83,7 @@ for flavor in %{flavors_to_build}; do
     make -C %{_prefix}/src/linux-obj/%{_target_cpu}/$flavor modules_install \
          M=$PWD/obj/$flavor
 done
+%endif
 
 %files sensors
 %defattr(-,root,root)