diff --git a/nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed.changes b/nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed.changes
index 7f98bc1..32e64cb 100644
--- a/nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed.changes
+++ b/nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 19 16:32:51 UTC 2024 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
+
+- kernel-syms-azure is not available on ALP 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb  8 12:10:55 UTC 2024 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed.spec b/nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed.spec
index 22f86d9..4bd8e30 100644
--- a/nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed.spec
+++ b/nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed.spec
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ BuildRequires:  perl-Bootloader
 BuildRequires:  pesign-obs-integration
 BuildRequires:  zstd
 %ifnarch aarch64
-%if !0%{?is_opensuse}
+# available on SLE, but not on ALP ...
+%if !0%{?is_opensuse} && !0%{?suse_version} == 1600
 BuildRequires:  kernel-syms-azure
 %endif
 %endif