diff --git a/pyparted.spec b/pyparted.spec
index b61c0b1..21e1250 100644
--- a/pyparted.spec
+++ b/pyparted.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ partition tables.
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="-fPIC"
-%configure
+%configure --with-python-version=2.4
 make
 
 %install