diff --git a/gedit-plugins.spec b/gedit-plugins.spec
index a2cb512..bf0421d 100644
--- a/gedit-plugins.spec
+++ b/gedit-plugins.spec
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@
 # https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/No_more_automagic_Python_bytecompilation_phase_2
 %global _python_bytecompile_extra 1
 
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+%global with_zeitgeist 1
+%else
+%global with_zeitgeist 0
+%endif
+
 %global __python %{__python3}
 
 Name:           gedit-plugins
 Version:        3.34.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Plugins for gedit
 
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-gobject
 BuildRequires:  vala
 BuildRequires:  vte291-devel
 BuildRequires:  yelp-tools
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{with_zeitgeist}
 BuildRequires:  zeitgeist-devel
 %endif
 
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ Requires:       gedit-plugin-terminal
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-textsize
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-translate
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-wordcompletion
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{with_zeitgeist}
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-zeitgeist
 %endif
 
@@ -192,7 +198,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-data = %{version}-%{release}
 %description -n gedit-plugin-wordcompletion
 The gedit wordcompletion plugin.
 
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{with_zeitgeist}
 %package -n     gedit-plugin-zeitgeist
 Summary:        gedit zeitgeist plugin
 Requires:       %{name}-data = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -206,7 +212,12 @@ The gedit zeitgeist plugin.
 %autosetup -p1
 
 %build
-%meson
+%meson \
+%if 0%{with_zeitgeist}
+  -Dplugin_zeitgeist=true
+%else
+  -Dplugin_zeitgeist=false
+%endif
 %meson_build
 
 %install
@@ -327,7 +338,7 @@ The gedit zeitgeist plugin.
 %{_libdir}/gedit/plugins/wordcompletion.plugin
 %{_datadir}/metainfo/gedit-wordcompletion.metainfo.xml
 
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{with_zeitgeist}
 %files -n gedit-plugin-zeitgeist
 %{_libdir}/gedit/plugins/libzeitgeist.so
 %{_libdir}/gedit/plugins/zeitgeist.plugin
@@ -335,6 +346,9 @@ The gedit zeitgeist plugin.
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 11 2019 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 3.34.0-2
+- Fix building with zeitgeist disabled
+
 * Mon Sep 09 2019 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 3.34.0-1
 - Update to 3.34.0