diff --git a/xen.changes b/xen.changes
index 3ade617..e6f6cb5 100644
--- a/xen.changes
+++ b/xen.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 24 16:22:45 UTC 2015 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- Disable the PIE enablement done for Factory, as the XEN code
+  is not buildable with PIE and it does not make much sense
+  to build the hypervisor code with it.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 17 10:48:56 MST 2015 - carnold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/xen.spec b/xen.spec
index 57e89e8..c13fd96 100644
--- a/xen.spec
+++ b/xen.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package xen
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
+
 # needssslcertforbuild
 
 Name:           xen
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libfdt1-devel
 %ifarch %ix86 x86_64
 BuildRequires:  dev86
 %endif
+#!BuildIgnore:  gcc-PIE
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  flex