diff --git a/babel.spec b/babel.spec
index 1e86576..e9e69d3 100644
--- a/babel.spec
+++ b/babel.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # There is some bootstrapping involved when upgrading Python 3
 # First of all we need babel (this package) to use sphinx
 # And pytest is at this point not yet ready
-%bcond_with bootstrap
+%bcond bootstrap 0
 
 # Since babel 2.12, the pytz dependency is optional.
 # However, pytz is preferred when installed.
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
-%if !%{with bootstrap}
+
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  coreutils
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python3-freezegun
@@ -34,12 +35,8 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-freezegun
 # The pytz tests are skipped when pytz is missing
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytz
 %endif
-%endif
-
 # build the documentation
 BuildRequires:  make
-
-%if !%{with bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  python3-sphinx
 %endif
 Requires:       python3-babel
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ Babel is composed of two major parts:
   providing access to various locale display names, localized number
   and date formatting, etc.
 
-%if !%{with bootstrap}
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 %package doc
 Summary:        Documentation for Babel
 Provides:       python-babel-doc = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ Documentation for Babel
 BUILDDIR="$PWD/built-docs"
 rm -rf "$BUILDDIR"
 
-%if !%{with bootstrap}
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 pushd docs
 make \
     SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build-3 \
@@ -99,13 +96,13 @@ rm -f "$BUILDDIR/html/.buildinfo"
 %install
 %py3_install
 
-%if !%{with bootstrap}
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 install -D -m 0644 built-docs/man/babel.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/pybabel.1
 %endif
 
 %check
 export TZ=UTC
-%if !%{with bootstrap}
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 %pytest
 %endif
 
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ export TZ=UTC
 %license LICENSE
 %{_bindir}/pybabel
 
-%if !%{with bootstrap}
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 %{_mandir}/man1/pybabel.1*
 %endif
 
@@ -122,7 +119,7 @@ export TZ=UTC
 %{python3_sitelib}/Babel-%{version}-py*.egg-info/
 %{python3_sitelib}/babel/
 
-%if !%{with bootstrap}
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 %files doc
 %doc built-docs/html/*
 %endif