diff --git a/totem.spec b/totem.spec
index 2383f37..9f3d4f6 100644
--- a/totem.spec
+++ b/totem.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Name: totem
 Epoch: 1
 Version: 3.26.0
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 Summary: Movie player for GNOME
 
 License: GPLv2+ with exceptions
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires: gtk-doc
 BuildRequires: intltool
 BuildRequires: itstool
 BuildRequires: meson
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 BuildRequires: pylint
 %endif
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/org.gnome.Totem.de
 %dir %{_libdir}/totem
 %dir %{_libdir}/totem/plugins
 # Python plugins
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 %{_libdir}/totem/plugins/dbus
 %{_libdir}/totem/plugins/opensubtitles
 %{_libdir}/totem/plugins/pythonconsole
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/org.gnome.Totem.de
 %{_datadir}/gir-1.0/Totem-1.0.gir
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 10 2018 Bastien Nocera <bnocera@redhat.com> - 1:3.26.0-5
+- Enable Python 3 plugins in RHEL newer than RHEL7 (#1523761)
+
 * Tue Jan 09 2018 Bastien Nocera <bnocera@redhat.com> - 1:3.26.0-4
 - Don't package Python plugins if Python support is disabled
   (for non-Fedora builds)