diff --git a/iscsi-initiator-utils.spec b/iscsi-initiator-utils.spec
index ad5f516..c2f5eae 100644
--- a/iscsi-initiator-utils.spec
+++ b/iscsi-initiator-utils.spec
@@ -3,17 +3,13 @@
 %global commit0			f3c8e90fc0894c088950a15ee6618b427f9e2457
 %global shortcommit0		%(c=%{commit0}; echo ${c:0:7})
 
-%if 0%{?rhel} > 7
 # Disable python2 build by default
 %bcond_with python2
-%else
-%bcond_without python2
-%endif
 
 Summary: iSCSI daemon and utility programs
 Name: iscsi-initiator-utils
 Version: 6.%{open_iscsi_version}.%{open_iscsi_build}
-Release: 5.git%{shortcommit0}%{?dist}
+Release: 6.git%{shortcommit0}%{?dist}
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 License: GPLv2+
 URL: http://www.open-iscsi.org
@@ -138,6 +134,8 @@ libiscsi interface for interacting with %{name}
 %{__sed} -i -e 's|^exec_prefix = /$|exec_prefix = %{_exec_prefix}|' Makefile
 
 %build
+# avoid undefined references linking failures
+%undefine _ld_as_needed
 
 # configure sub-packages from here
 # letting the top level Makefile do it will lose setting from rpm
@@ -346,6 +344,9 @@ fi
 %{python3_sitearch}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 10 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 6.2.0.876-6.gitf3c8e90
+- Disable python2 build
+
 * Tue Jul 10 2018 Chris Leech <cleech@redhat.com> - 6.2.0.876-5.gitf3c8e90
 - iscsiuio: add mutex to protect netlink buffer for pass-through xmit
 - iscsid: get gateway information from sysfs when recovering sessions