diff --git a/glusterfs.spec b/glusterfs.spec
index 7235d38..f883714 100644
--- a/glusterfs.spec
+++ b/glusterfs.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
-# Make it possible to disable the client by passing --without client
+# Possible rpmbuild options
+%{?_without_ibverbs:%define _without_ibverbs --disable-ibverbs}
 %{?_without_client:%define _without_client --disable-fuse-client}
-# Default to disabling client on RHEL, but allow forcing --with client
+%{?_without_python:%define _without_python --disable-python}
+
+# Default to disabling client on RHEL, but allow forcing --with client too
 %{?rhel:%{!?_with_client:%define _without_client --disable-fuse-client}}
 
+# Disable the python bindings if we have < 2.4, since 2.4+ is required
+%if "%(%{__python} -c "import sys ; print sys.version[:3]")" < "2.4"
+%define _without_python --disable-python
+%endif
+
 Summary: Cluster File System
 Name: glusterfs
 Version: 1.3.8
-Release: 0.7%{?dist}
+Release: 0.8%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: System Environment/Base
 URL: http://www.gluster.org/docs/index.php/GlusterFS
@@ -20,8 +28,9 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 Requires(post): /sbin/chkconfig
 Requires(preun): /sbin/service, /sbin/chkconfig
 Requires(postun): /sbin/service
-BuildRequires: python-devel
 %{!?_without_ibverbs:BuildRequires: libibverbs-devel}
+%{!?_without_client:BuildRequires: fuse-devel}
+%{!?_without_python:BuildRequires: python-devel}
 BuildRequires: flex, bison, byacc
 
 %description
@@ -52,13 +61,11 @@ This package includes libglusterfs and glusterfs translator modules
 common to both GlusterFS server and client framework.
 
 
-%if 0%{!?_without_client:1}
 %package client
 Summary: GlusterFS Client
 Group: Applications/File
 Requires: fuse
 Requires: %{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release}
-BuildRequires: fuse-devel
 
 %description client
 GlusterFS is a clustered file-system capable of scaling to several
@@ -70,7 +77,6 @@ called Translators from GNU Hurd kernel. Much of the code in GlusterFS
 is in userspace and easily manageable.
 
 This package provides the FUSE based GlusterFS client.
-%endif
 
 
 %package server
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ This package provides the development libraries.
 
 
 %build
-%configure %{?_without_ibverbs:--disable-ibverbs} %{?_without_client}
+%configure %{?_without_ibverbs} %{?_without_client} %{?_without_python}
 %{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 
@@ -208,6 +214,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Feb  3 2008 Matthias Saou <http://freshrpms.net/> 1.3.8-0.8
+- Add python version check and disable bindings for version < 2.4.
+
 * Sun Feb  3 2008 Matthias Saou <http://freshrpms.net/> 1.3.8-0.7
 - Add --without client rpmbuild option, make it the default for RHEL (no fuse).
   (I hope "rhel" is the proper default macro name, couldn't find it...)