diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index 7458712..0b1be91 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 %bcond_with python3
 %endif
 
+# Disable automatic compilation of Python files in /usr/share/rpmlint
+%global _python_bytecompile_extra 0
+
 %if %{with python3}
 %global python %{__python3}
 %global pytest %(ls -1 %{_bindir}/py.test-3* | tail -n 1)
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ make check PYTHON=%{python} PYTEST=%{pytest} FLAKE8=%{flake8}
 * Sun Jun 17 2018 Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com> - 1.10-15
 - Fix mixed-use-of-spaces-and-tabs warning (in this spec file)
 - Remove el4/el5 configs and /usr/bin symlinks
+- Disable automatic compilation of Python files in /usr/share/rpmlint
 
 * Tue Jun 12 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.10-14
 - apply upstream fix for python 3.7 new magic numbers