diff --git a/gtk-doc.spec b/gtk-doc.spec
index 4e4bd9e..2fc25fd 100644
--- a/gtk-doc.spec
+++ b/gtk-doc.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 
-%global __python %{__python3}
-
 Name: gtk-doc
 Version: 1.33.0
 Release: 1%{?dist}
@@ -57,6 +55,8 @@ mv doc/README doc/README.docs
 %install
 %meson_install
 
+%py_byte_compile %{__python3} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/gtk-doc/
+
 %check
 %meson_test
 
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ mv doc/README doc/README.docs
 * Thu Oct 01 2020 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 1.33-1
 - Update to 1.33
 - Switch to meson build system
+- Explicitly byte-compile python files using py_byte_compile macro
 
 * Sat Aug 01 2020 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.32-5
 - Second attempt - Rebuilt for