diff --git a/gedit-plugins.spec b/gedit-plugins.spec
index 6b98722..27a6e7d 100644
--- a/gedit-plugins.spec
+++ b/gedit-plugins.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This package depends on automagic byte compilation
+# https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/No_more_automagic_Python_bytecompilation_phase_2
+%global _python_bytecompile_extra 1
+
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 12
 %global with_zeitgeist 1
 %else