diff --git a/slurm.changes b/slurm.changes
index b436c47..f9e8f16 100644
--- a/slurm.changes
+++ b/slurm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jul  6 18:05:33 UTC 2019 - Egbert Eich <eich@suse.com>
+
+- Do not build hdf5 support where not available.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jul  6 11:21:08 UTC 2019 - Egbert Eich <eich@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/slurm.spec b/slurm.spec
index 501283d..4099390 100644
--- a/slurm.spec
+++ b/slurm.spec
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
  %define have_netloc 1
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?is_opensuse:1} || 0%{?sle_version} >= 150000
+%define have_hdf5 1
+%define have_boolean_deps 1
+%endif
+
 %ifarch x86_64
  %define have_libnuma 1
 %else
@@ -103,14 +108,20 @@ Patch12:        pam_slurm_adopt-use-uid-to-determine-whether-root-is.patch
 %{?upgrade:Conflicts: %{pname}}
 
 Requires:       %{name}-config = %{version}
+%if 0%{?have_boolean_deps}
 Requires:       (munge if %{name}-munge)
+%else
+Requires:       munge
+%endif
 Requires(pre):  %{name}-node = %{version}
 Recommends:     %{name}-doc = %{version}
 Recommends:     %{name}-config-man = %{version}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel
+%if 0%{?have_hdf5}
 BuildRequires:  hdf5-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  libbitmask-devel
 BuildRequires:  libcpuset-devel
 BuildRequires:  python
@@ -1038,9 +1049,11 @@ exit 0
 %{_mandir}/man5/topology.*
 %{_mandir}/man5/knl.conf.5.*
 
+%if 0%{?have_hdf5}
 %files hdf5
 %{_bindir}/sh5util
 %{_libdir}/slurm/acct_gather_profile_hdf5.so
 %{_mandir}/man1/sh5util.1.gz
+%endif
 
 %changelog