diff --git a/Makefile.omd b/Makefile.omd
index 2e5877476..ef1c25a79 100644
--- a/Makefile.omd
+++ b/Makefile.omd
@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@ MODULE_DIR=$(APACHE_MODULE_DIR)
 ifeq ($(shell uname -m),x86_64)
   MODULE_DIR=$(APACHE_MODULE_DIR_64)
 endif
+
+# skip some packages on some distros
+ifdef SKIP_PACKAGES
+  PACKAGES:=$(shell for p in $(PACKAGES); do skip=0; for s in $(SKIP_PACKAGES); do if [ "$$s" = "$$p" ]; then skip=1; fi; done; if [ $$skip -eq 0 ]; then echo $$p; fi; done)
+endif
diff --git a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11 b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11
index 39e3fe74e..db50083e3 100644
--- a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11
+++ b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11
@@ -97,3 +97,4 @@ APACHE_ENMOD      = a2enmod %s
 BECOME_ROOT       = su -c
 MOUNT_OPTIONS     =
 INIT_CMD          = /etc/init.d/%(name)s %(action)s
+SKIP_PACKAGES     = icinga2
diff --git a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP1 b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP1
index a8fe15b55..ff7b949f7 100644
--- a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP1
+++ b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP1
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@ APACHE_ENMOD      = a2enmod %s
 BECOME_ROOT       = su -c
 MOUNT_OPTIONS     =
 INIT_CMD          = /etc/init.d/%(name)s %(action)s
+SKIP_PACKAGES     = icinga2
diff --git a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP2 b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP2
index c91233f66..d7fdac554 100644
--- a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP2
+++ b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP2
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@ APACHE_ENMOD      = a2enmod %s
 BECOME_ROOT       = su -c
 MOUNT_OPTIONS     =
 INIT_CMD          = /etc/init.d/%(name)s %(action)s
+SKIP_PACKAGES     = icinga2
diff --git a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP3 b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP3
index f4c6ef3c0..6d7b8e774 100644
--- a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP3
+++ b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP3
@@ -102,3 +102,4 @@ APACHE_ENMOD      = a2enmod %s
 BECOME_ROOT       = su -c
 MOUNT_OPTIONS     =
 INIT_CMD          = /etc/init.d/%(name)s %(action)s
+SKIP_PACKAGES     = icinga2
diff --git a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP4 b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP4
index 491a71955..83141e613 100644
--- a/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP4
+++ b/distros/Makefile.SLES_11SP4
@@ -102,3 +102,4 @@ APACHE_ENMOD      = a2enmod %s
 BECOME_ROOT       = su -c
 MOUNT_OPTIONS     =
 INIT_CMD          = /etc/init.d/%(name)s %(action)s
+SKIP_PACKAGES     = icinga2
diff --git a/t/03-distro-makefiles.t b/t/03-distro-makefiles.t
index e36fff8b9..763685c80 100644
--- a/t/03-distro-makefiles.t
+++ b/t/03-distro-makefiles.t
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ for my $file (keys %{$all_confs}) {
     for my $key (keys %{$all_keys}) {
         next if $key eq 'ARCH'; # arch is debian specific
         next if $key eq 'CONFIG_SITE'; # CONFIG_SITE is OpenSuSE specific
+        next if $key eq 'SKIP_PACKAGES'; # SKIP_PACKAGES is optional
         ok(exists($all_confs->{$file}->{$key}), "$file: $key");
     }
 }
diff --git a/t/36-histou.t b/t/36-histou.t
index a094672c1..9038241a1 100644
--- a/t/36-histou.t
+++ b/t/36-histou.t
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ BEGIN {
 
 my $php_version = `php -v`;
 $php_version =~ s%^PHP\ (\d\.\d).*%$1%gmsx;
+plan skip_all => "icinga2 not included, cannot test" unless -x '/omd/versions/default/bin/icinga2';
 plan( skip_all => 'histou requires at least php 5.3') if $php_version < 5.3;
 plan( tests => 49 );