diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index f635962..84d30b1 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun  5 11:59:37 UTC 2018 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Only recommend rollback-helper if sle_version is defined: The
+  helper makes sense on Leap and SLE, where one can register with
+  SCC, but not for Tumbleweed.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr 25 11:20:43 UTC 2018 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index 7313395..61c4e3b 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -535,7 +535,9 @@ Recommends:     grub2
 Recommends:     iproute2
 Recommends:     openssh
 Recommends:     pattern() = minimal_base_conflicts
+%if 0%{?sle_version}
 Recommends:     rollback-helper
+%endif
 Recommends:     snapper
 Recommends:     system-group-trusted
 Recommends:     system-group-wheel