diff --git a/python-httpretty.spec b/python-httpretty.spec
index 88d2f7b..2e6cf1a 100644
--- a/python-httpretty.spec
+++ b/python-httpretty.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+# escaping for EPEL.
+%global with_python3 0
+%endif
+
 %global run_tests 0
 
 Name:           python-httpretty
 Version:        0.8.3
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        HTTP request mock tool for Python
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ what if the API server is down? What if its content has changed?
 
 Don't worry, HTTPretty is here for you.
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 %package -n python3-httpretty
 Summary:        HTTP request mock tool for Python 3
 Requires:       python3-urllib3
@@ -45,29 +51,36 @@ fine but until the day he needed to test the code that hits the RESTful API:
 what if the API server is down? What if its content has changed?
 
 Don't worry, HTTPretty is here for you.
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n httpretty-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 rm -rf %{py3dir}
 cp -a . %{py3dir}
+%endif
 
 %build
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python2} setup.py build
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 pushd %{py3dir}
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python3} setup.py build
 popd
+%endif
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{__python2} setup.py install -O1 --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 pushd %{py3dir}
 %{__python3} setup.py install -O1 --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 popd
+%endif
 
 
 %check
@@ -77,10 +90,12 @@ popd
 %if %{run_tests}
 %{__python2} setup.py test
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 pushd %{py3dir}
 %{__python3} setup.py test
 popd
 %endif
+%endif
 
 
 %files
@@ -88,13 +103,18 @@ popd
 %{python_sitelib}/httpretty
 %{python_sitelib}/httpretty-%{version}-py2.?.egg-info
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 %files -n python3-httpretty
 %doc COPYING README.md
 %{python3_sitelib}/httpretty
 %{python3_sitelib}/httpretty-%{version}-py3.?.egg-info
+%endif
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 24 2015 Jamie Lennox <jamielennox@redhat.com> - 0.8.3-2
+- Added with_python3 build flags to enable building on EPEL.
+
 * Mon Jul 28 2014 Jamie Lennox <jamielennox@redhat.com> - 0.8.3-1
 - Updated to new version.
 - Removed check, there are simply too many problems upstream.