diff --git a/python-dns.spec b/python-dns.spec
index db6dedf..89b0103 100644
--- a/python-dns.spec
+++ b/python-dns.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
-%{!?python_sitelib: %define python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
+%if ! (0%{?fedora} > 12 || 0%{?rhel} > 5)
+%{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
+%endif
+
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 5
+%global with_python26 1
+%{!?py26dir: %global py26dir %{_builddir}/python26-%{name}-%{version}-%{release}}
+%{!?__python26: %global __python26 /usr/bin/python26}
+%{!?python26_sitelib: %global python26_sitelib %(%{__python26} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
+%endif
+
 
 Name:           python-dns
 Version:        1.9.2
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        DNS toolkit for Python
 
 Group:          Development/Languages
@@ -13,10 +23,15 @@ Source1:        http://www.dnspython.org/kits/%{version}/dnspython-%{version}.ta
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
-%if 0%{?fedora} >= 8
-BuildRequires: python-setuptools-devel
+BuildRequires:  python-devel
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 8
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools-devel
 %else
-BuildRequires: python-setuptools
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
+%endif
+
+%if 0%{?with_python26}
+BuildRequires: python26-devel
 %endif
 
 %description
@@ -29,6 +44,22 @@ level classes perform queries for data of a given name, type, and
 class, and return an answer set. The low level classes allow direct
 manipulation of DNS zones, messages, names, and records.
 
+%if 0%{?with_python26}
+%package -n python26-dns
+Summary:        DNS toolkit for Python 2.6
+Group:          Development/Languages
+
+%description -n python26-dns
+dnspython is a DNS toolkit for Python. It supports almost all record
+types. It can be used for queries, zone transfers, and dynamic
+updates. It supports TSIG authenticated messages and EDNS0.
+
+dnspython provides both high and low level access to DNS. The high
+level classes perform queries for data of a given name, type, and
+class, and return an answer set. The low level classes allow direct
+manipulation of DNS zones, messages, names, and records.
+%endif
+
 %prep
 %setup0 -q -n dnspython-%{version}
 
@@ -36,13 +67,31 @@ manipulation of DNS zones, messages, names, and records.
 # from documentation
 find examples -type f | xargs chmod a-x
 
+%if 0%{?with_python26}
+rm -rf %{py26dir}
+cp -a . %{py26dir}
+find %{py26dir} -name '*.py' | xargs sed -i '1s|^#!.*python|#!%{__python26}|'
+%endif
+
 %build
 CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} -c 'import setuptools; execfile("setup.py")' build
 
+%if 0%{?with_python26}
+pushd %{py26dir}
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python26} setup.py build
+popd
+%endif
+
 %install
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{__python} -c 'import setuptools; execfile("setup.py")' install --skip-build --root %{buildroot}
 
+%if 0%{?with_python26}
+pushd %{py26dir}
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python26} setup.py install --skip-build --root %{buildroot}
+popd
+%endif
+
 %check
 pushd tests
 # skip one test because it queries the network
@@ -54,6 +103,18 @@ do
 	fi
 done
 
+%if 0%{?with_python26}
+pushd %{py26dir}/tests
+# skip one test because it queries the network
+for py in *.py
+do
+	if [ $py != resolver.py ]
+	then
+		PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python26_sitelib} %{__python26} $py
+	fi
+done
+%endif
+
 %clean
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
@@ -64,7 +125,19 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{python_sitelib}/*egg-info
 %{python_sitelib}/dns
 
+%if 0%{?with_python26}
+%files -n python26-dns
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc ChangeLog LICENSE README TODO examples
+
+%{python26_sitelib}/*egg-info
+%{python26_sitelib}/dns
+%endif
+
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec  2 2010 Jeffrey C. Ollie <jeff@ocjtech.us> - 1.9.2-2
+- Build Python 2.6 subpackage for EPEL 5
+
 * Tue Nov 23 2010 Jeffrey C. Ollie <jeff@ocjtech.us> - 1.9.2-1
 - It's brown paper bag time :) The fix for the import problems was
 - actually bad, but didn't show up in testing because the test suite's