diff --git a/anjuta.spec b/anjuta.spec
index 290ee53..e0e712b 100644
--- a/anjuta.spec
+++ b/anjuta.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # The Python templates in /usr/share/anjuta/project can not be byte-compiled.
 %global _python_bytecompile_errors_terminate_build 0
 
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+%global with_python3 1
+%else
+%global with_python3 0
+%endif
+
 Name:           anjuta
 Epoch:          1
 Version:        3.22.0
@@ -27,7 +33,11 @@ BuildRequires:  neon-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl-generators
 BuildRequires:  perl(Locale::gettext)
 BuildRequires:  perl(XML::Parser)
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+%else
+BuildRequires:  python-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  sqlite-devel
 BuildRequires:  subversion-devel
 BuildRequires:  vala-devel
@@ -75,7 +85,9 @@ sed -i -e '/vala/s/0\.32/0.34/g' configure
 
 
 %build
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 export PYTHON=%{__python3}
+%endif
 %configure \
   --disable-compile-warnings \
   --disable-schemas-compile \