diff --git a/javapackages-tools.spec b/javapackages-tools.spec
index 80eabce..4a294a5 100644
--- a/javapackages-tools.spec
+++ b/javapackages-tools.spec
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 %global python_prefix python3
-%global python_interpreter %{__python3}
+%global python_interpreter %{?__python3}%{!?__python3:dummy}
 %else
 %global python_prefix python
-%global python_interpreter %{__python2}
+%global python_interpreter %{?__python2}%{!?__python2:dummy}
 %global rpmmacrodir /etc/rpm
 %endif
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 Name:           javapackages-tools
 Version:        5.3.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 
 Summary:        Macros and scripts for Java packaging support
 
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man7/gradle_build.7
 %license LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 20 2018 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 5.3.0-3
+- Make it possible to build SRPM without python-devel installed
+
 * Thu Oct  4 2018 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 5.3.0-2
 - Make javapackages-local require Python interpreter executable path