diff --git a/brltty.spec b/brltty.spec
index 49945df..1019e73 100644
--- a/brltty.spec
+++ b/brltty.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 %define pkg_version 4.5
 %define api_version 0.6.0
 
+%global with_python3 1
+
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+%global with_python3 0
+%endif
+
 %{!?tcl_version: %define tcl_version %(echo 'puts $tcl_version' | tclsh)}
 %{!?tcl_sitearch: %define tcl_sitearch %{_prefix}/%{_lib}/tcl%{tcl_version}}
 
@@ -13,7 +19,7 @@
 
 Name: brltty
 Version: %{pkg_version}
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 URL: http://mielke.cc/brltty/
@@ -116,6 +122,7 @@ Summary: Python binding for BrlAPI
 %description -n python-brlapi
 This package provides the Python binding for BrlAPI.
 
+%if %{with_python3}
 %package -n python3-brlapi
 Version: %{api_version}
 Group: Development/System
@@ -126,6 +133,7 @@ BuildRequires: python3-devel
 Summary: Python 3 binding for BrlAPI
 %description -n python3-brlapi
 This package provides the Python 3 binding for BrlAPI.
+%endif
 
 %package -n brlapi-java
 Version: %{api_version}
@@ -157,9 +165,11 @@ This package provides the OCaml binding for BrlAPI.
 %setup -q
 %patch4 -p1 -b .loadLibrary
 
+%if %{with_python3}
 # Make a copy of the source tree for building the Python 3 module
 rm -rf %{py3dir}
 cp -a . %{py3dir}
+%endif
 
 %build
 # Add the openjdk include directories to CPPFLAGS
@@ -188,11 +198,13 @@ configure_opts=" \
 %configure $configure_opts PYTHON=%{__python2}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
+%if %{with_python3}
 # ... and then do it again for the Python 3 module
 pushd %{py3dir}
 %configure $configure_opts PYTHON=%{__python3}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 popd
+%endif
 
 find . \( -path ./doc -o -path ./Documents \) -prune -o \
   \( -name 'README*' -o -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.html' -o \
@@ -221,12 +233,14 @@ make install JAVA_JAR_DIR=%{_jnidir} \
              JAVA_JNI_DIR=%{_libdir}/brltty \
              JAVA_JNI=yes
 
+%if %{with_python3}
 # Python 3
 pushd %{py3dir}
 make install JAVA_JAR_DIR=%{_jnidir} \
              JAVA_JNI_DIR=%{_libdir}/brltty \
              JAVA_JNI=yes
 popd
+%endif
 
 install -d -m 755 "${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_sysconfdir}" "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man5"
 install -m 644 Documents/brltty.conf "${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_sysconfdir}"
@@ -319,9 +333,11 @@ exit 0
 %{python_sitearch}/brlapi.so
 %{python_sitearch}/Brlapi-%{api_version}-*.egg-info
 
+%if %{with_python3}
 %files -n python3-brlapi
 %{python3_sitearch}/brlapi.cpython-*.so
 %{python3_sitearch}/Brlapi-%{api_version}-*.egg-info
+%endif
 
 %files -n brlapi-java
 %{_libdir}/brltty/libbrlapi_java.so
@@ -334,6 +350,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May  9 2013 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 4.5-4
+- Conditionally build python3
+
 * Tue Apr 30 2013 Jon Ciesla <limburgher@gmail.com> - 4.5-3
 - Add bluetooth support, BZ 916628.