diff --git a/obs-service-tar_scm.changes b/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
index 6b65338..0059088 100644
--- a/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
+++ b/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec  3 16:01:03 UTC 2012 - saschpe@suse.de
+
+- Disable testsuite on SLE_11_SP2 to fix build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  3 14:46:15 UTC 2012 - saschpe@suse.de
 
diff --git a/obs-service-tar_scm.spec b/obs-service-tar_scm.spec
index 61f27ed..f69dbb9 100644
--- a/obs-service-tar_scm.spec
+++ b/obs-service-tar_scm.spec
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ install -m 0644 tar_scm.service %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/obs/service
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/obs/services
 install -m 0644 tar_scm.rc %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/obs/services/%{service}
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
 %check
 : Running the test suite.  Please be patient - this takes a few minutes ...
 python test.py
+%endif
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)