diff --git a/h5py.spec b/h5py.spec
index 9ca4fa4..dd41ed9 100644
--- a/h5py.spec
+++ b/h5py.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+%if 0%{?fedora}
 %global with_python3 1
+%else
+%global with_python3 0
+%endif
 
 %{?filter_provides_in: %filter_provides_in .*/h5py/.*\.so}
 %{?filter_setup}