diff --git a/cgit.spec b/cgit.spec
index bd66514..c957543 100644
--- a/cgit.spec
+++ b/cgit.spec
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 %global use_perl_interpreter    0
 %endif
 
-# The highlight package is not available in epel-7-ppc64
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 7 && %{_arch} == ppc64
+# The highlight package is only available in EL7+ on ppc64le and x86_64
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 7 && ! ( %{_arch} == ppc64le || %{_arch} == x86_64 )
 %bcond_with     highlight
 %else
 %bcond_without  highlight
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ make test
 %changelog
 * Tue Jan 14 2020 Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com> - 1.2.2-1
 - update to 1.2.2
+- adjust highlight requirement conditional for EL-7+
 
 * Fri Aug 02 2019 Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com> - 1.2.1-5
 - add missing zlib-devel BuildRequires, fixes FTBFS (#1737005)