diff --git a/bdii.spec b/bdii.spec
index 53054a5..300d633 100644
--- a/bdii.spec
+++ b/bdii.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+%if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} >= 31 || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 8
+%global use_python3 1
+%else
+%global use_python3 0
+%endif
+
 %if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} >= 25 || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 8
 %global use_systemd 1
 %else
@@ -6,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Name:		bdii
 Version:	5.2.26
-Release:	2%{?dist}
+Release:	3%{?dist}
 Summary:	The Berkeley Database Information Index (BDII)
 
 License:	ASL 2.0
@@ -20,7 +26,11 @@ Source3:	%{name}-slapd-start
 Patch0:		%{name}-py3.patch
 BuildArch:	noarch
 BuildRequires:	make
+%if %{use_python3}
 BuildRequires:	python3-devel
+%else
+BuildRequires:	python2-devel
+%endif
 %if %{use_systemd}
 BuildRequires:	systemd
 %endif
@@ -57,7 +67,9 @@ differences. This is then used to update the database.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%if %{use_python3}
 %patch0 -p1
+%endif
 
 %build
 
@@ -65,7 +77,11 @@ differences. This is then used to update the database.
 make install prefix=%{buildroot}
 
 # Don't use /usr/bin/env shebang
+%if %{use_python3}
 sed 's!%{_bindir}/env .*!%{__python3}!' -i %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/bdii-update
+%else
+sed 's!%{_bindir}/python!%{__python2}!' -i %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/bdii-update
+%endif
 
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}
 
@@ -151,6 +167,9 @@ fi
 %license COPYRIGHT LICENSE.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 25 2021 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@physics.uu.se> - 5.2.26-3
+- Revert use of python3 for EPEL 7
+
 * Wed Jan 06 2021 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@physics.uu.se> - 5.2.26-2
 - Use python3 also for EPEL 7 (following upsteam)