diff --git a/lasso.spec b/lasso.spec
index c14efee..f38fa11 100644
--- a/lasso.spec
+++ b/lasso.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %global with_java 1
-%global with_php 1
+%global with_php 0
 %global with_perl 0
 %global with_python 1
 %global with_wsf 0
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}%{_defaultdocdir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
 * Thu Jun 30 2016 John Dennis <jdennis@redhat.com> - 2.5.1-3
-- rebuild for PHP
+- disbable PHP binding because PHP-7 is now the default and lasso
+  only knows how to build with PHP-5
 
 * Wed Jun 15 2016 John Dennis <jdennis@redhat.com> - 2.5.1-2
 - fix CFLAGS override in configure