diff --git a/python-productmd.spec b/python-productmd.spec
index f101c74..7941c72 100644
--- a/python-productmd.spec
+++ b/python-productmd.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 12
+%global with_python3 1
+%else
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 7
+%{!?__python2: %global __python2 /usr/bin/python2}
+%{!?python2_sitelib: %global python2_sitelib %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
+%else
+%global with_python3 1
+%endif
+%endif
+
 Name:           python-productmd
 Version:        1.0
-Release:        7%{?dist}.git3b72969
+Release:        8%{?dist}.git3b72969
 Summary:        Library providing parsers for metadata related to OS installation
 
 Group:          Development/Tools
@@ -10,8 +21,11 @@ URL:            https://github.com/release-engineering/productmd
 #commit has used: 3b72969cca33021954ee61746c9ba5b3e3d47dd9
 Source0:        productmd-%{version}.tar.bz2
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel python-setuptools
+%if  0%{?with_python3}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel python3-setuptools
-BuildRequires:  python-six python3-six
+BuildRequires:  python3-six
+%endif
+BuildRequires:  python-six
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -19,6 +33,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 Python library providing parsers for metadata related to composes
 and installation media.
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 %package -n python3-productmd
 Summary:       Library providing parsers for metadata related to OS installation
 Group:         Development/Tools
@@ -26,6 +41,7 @@ Group:         Development/Tools
 %description -n python3-productmd
 Python library providing parsers for metadata related to composes
 and installation media.
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %setup -qc -n productmd-%{version}
@@ -40,14 +56,18 @@ pushd python2
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python2} setup.py build
 popd
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 pushd python3
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python3} setup.py build
 popd
+%endif
 
 %install
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 pushd python3
 %{__python3} setup.py install --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 popd
+%endif
 
 pushd python2
 %{__python2} setup.py install --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
@@ -58,9 +78,11 @@ pushd python2
 %{__python2} ./setup.py test
 popd
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 pushd python3
 %{__python3} ./setup.py test
 popd
+%endif
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
@@ -70,13 +92,18 @@ popd
 %{python_sitelib}/productmd-%{version}-py?.?.egg-info
 
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 %files -n python3-productmd
 %license LICENSE
 %doc AUTHORS 
 %{python3_sitelib}/productmd/
 %{python3_sitelib}/productmd-%{version}-py?.?.egg-info
+%endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 09 2015 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 1.0-8.git3b72969
+- enable building only on python 2 on epel
+
 * Tue Nov 10 2015 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.0-7.git3b72969
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/python3.5