diff --git a/libvoikko.spec b/libvoikko.spec
index ca624d3..4953e2a 100644
--- a/libvoikko.spec
+++ b/libvoikko.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+%global with_python2 1
+%endif
+
 Name:           libvoikko
 Version:        3.8
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Voikko is a library for spellcheckers and hyphenators
 
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
@@ -11,7 +15,9 @@ Source0:        http://www.puimula.org/voikko-sources/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}
 # The usual format of test release URLs
 #Source0:        http://www.puimula.org/htp/testing/%%{name}-%%{version}rc1.tar.gz
 
+%if 0%{?with_python2}
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+%endif
 # Require the Finnish morphology because Finnish is currently the only language
 # supported by libvoikko in Fedora.
 Requires:       malaga-suomi-voikko
@@ -48,6 +54,7 @@ This package contains voikkospell and voikkohyphenate, small command line
 tools for testing libvoikko. These tools may also be useful for shell
 scripts.
 
+%if 0%{?with_python2}
 %package -n python2-libvoikko
 Summary:        Python interface to %{name}
 Group:          Development/Libraries
@@ -60,7 +67,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 Python interface to libvoikko, library of Finnish language tools.
 This module can be used to perform various natural language analysis
 tasks on Finnish text.
-
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
@@ -81,10 +88,11 @@ make install INSTALL="install -p" DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 # Remove static archive
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.a' -exec rm -f {} ';'
+%if 0%{?with_python2}
 # Install the Python interface
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitelib}
 install -pm 0644 python/libvoikko.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitelib}/
-
+%endif
 
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
@@ -108,10 +116,16 @@ install -pm 0644 python/libvoikko.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitelib}/
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libvoikko.pc
 
+%if 0%{?with_python2}
 %files -n python2-libvoikko
 %{python_sitelib}/%{name}.py*
+%endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 19 2018 Mike FABIAN <mfabian@redhat.com> - 3.8-8
+- Build Python 2 subpackage only for Fedora
+- Resolves: rhbz#1566121
+
 * Wed Feb 07 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.8-7
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild