diff --git a/elfutils.spec b/elfutils.spec
index 013bbec..aa5ef60 100644
--- a/elfutils.spec
+++ b/elfutils.spec
@@ -212,8 +212,17 @@ install -Dm0644 config/10-default-yama-scope.conf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_sysctldir}
 %check
 make -s %{?_smp_mflags} check || (cat tests/test-suite.log; false)
 
+# Only the latest Fedora and EPEL have these scriptlets,
+# older Fedora and plain RHEL don't.
+%if 0%{?ldconfig_scriptlets:1}
 %ldconfig_scriptlets libs
 %ldconfig_scriptlets libelf
+%else
+%post libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%post libelf -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun libelf -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%endif
 
 %if %{provide_yama_scope}
 %post default-yama-scope