diff --git a/vtk.changes b/vtk.changes
index 5fb0dc7..fcffdb7 100644
--- a/vtk.changes
+++ b/vtk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 19 02:52:28 UTC 2013 - badshah400@gmail.com
+
+- Disable R bindings for Factory, since it causes weird build
+  failures in openSUSE:Factory, (strangely no failures in devel
+  project) until the reason behind the failure is found and fixed. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun 28 13:41:09 UTC 2013 - badshah400@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/vtk.spec b/vtk.spec
index f7ff9e8..72eba68 100644
--- a/vtk.spec
+++ b/vtk.spec
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ BuildRequires:  libXt-devel
 %else
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-devel
 %endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1230
 BuildRequires:  R-base-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  libexpat-devel
 BuildRequires:  libiodbc-devel
 BuildRequires:  libjpeg-devel
@@ -110,7 +112,9 @@ Requires:       Mesa-devel
 Requires:       gl2ps-devel
 Requires:       hdf5-devel
 %endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1230
 Requires:       R-base-devel
+%endif
 Requires:       libexpat-devel
 Requires:       libjpeg-devel
 Requires:       libmysqlclient-devel
@@ -300,7 +304,11 @@ cmake .. \
     -DVTK_Group_StandAlone:BOOL=ON \
     -DVTK_Group_Tk:BOOL=ON \
     -DVTK_Group_Views:BOOL=ON \
+%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1230
     -DModule_vtkFiltersStatisticsGnuR:BOOL=ON \
+%else
+    -DModule_vtkFiltersStatisticsGnuR:BOOL=OFF \
+%endif
     -DVTK_WRAP_TCL:BOOL=ON
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags} VERBOSE=1