diff --git a/xen.spec b/xen.spec
index d9353d7..54c0515 100644
--- a/xen.spec
+++ b/xen.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  x86_64 %arm aarch64
 %define with_debug 1
 %define with_stubdom 1
 %define with_qemu_traditional 1
-%define with_xend 1
+%define with_xend 0
 %endif
 # EFI requires gcc46 or newer
 # its available in 12.1 or >= sles11sp2