diff --git a/rust.spec b/rust.spec
index abdcb7c..55dc640 100644
--- a/rust.spec
+++ b/rust.spec
@@ -480,7 +480,12 @@ export LIBSSH2_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG=1
 %ifarch %{arm} %{ix86}
 # full debuginfo is exhausting memory; just do libstd for now
 # https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/45854
+%if (0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} < 27) || (0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 7)
+%global debug_package %{nil}
+%define enable_debuginfo --disable-debuginfo --disable-debuginfo-only-std --disable-debuginfo-tools --disable-debuginfo-lines
+%else
 %define enable_debuginfo --enable-debuginfo --enable-debuginfo-only-std --disable-debuginfo-tools --disable-debuginfo-lines
+%endif
 %else
 %define enable_debuginfo --enable-debuginfo --disable-debuginfo-only-std --enable-debuginfo-tools --disable-debuginfo-lines
 %endif