diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/install_deps.sh b/build_files/build_environment/install_deps.sh
index fbd4c2f46d7..514e9f4ee58 100755
--- a/build_files/build_environment/install_deps.sh
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/install_deps.sh
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ compile_OSL() {
       tar -C $SRC --transform "s,(.*/?)OpenShadingLanguage-[^/]*(.*),\1OpenShadingLanguage-$OSL_VERSION\2,x" \
           -xf $_src.tar.gz
       cd $_src
-      git checkout blender-fixes
+      #git checkout blender-fixes
       cd $CWD
     fi
 
@@ -2278,8 +2278,18 @@ install_RPM() {
     fi
 
     _suse_rel="`grep VERSION /etc/SuSE-release | gawk '{print $3}'`"
-    sudo zypper ar -f http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_$_suse_rel/ packman
 
+    INFO ""
+    INFO "About to add 'packman' repository from http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_$_suse_rel/"
+    INFO "This is only needed if you do not already have a packman repository enabled..."
+    read -p "Do you want to add this repo (Y/n)?"
+    if [ "$(echo ${REPLY:=Y} | tr [:upper:] [:lower:])" == "y" ]; then
+      INFO "    Installing packman..."
+      sudo zypper ar -f http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_$_suse_rel/ packman
+      INFO "    Done."
+    else
+      INFO "    Skipping packman installation."
+    fi
     sudo zypper --non-interactive --gpg-auto-import-keys update --auto-agree-with-licenses
   fi