diff --git a/module-build-service.spec b/module-build-service.spec
index 3d8b78a..3d7bd2a 100644
--- a/module-build-service.spec
+++ b/module-build-service.spec
@@ -227,13 +227,14 @@ sed -i '/enum34/d' requirements.txt
 %py2_install
 %endif
 
-%if 0%{?with_epel}
-
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}
 %else
 export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python2_sitelib}
 %endif
+
+# The version of kobo required is not in RHEL/EPEL, so these commands will fail
+%if 0%{?fedora}
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
 for command in mbs-manager mbs-frontend mbs-upgradedb ; do
 MBS_CONFIG_FILE=conf/config.py %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/$command --help || true
@@ -243,7 +244,6 @@ MBS_CONFIG_FILE=conf/config.py help2man -N --version-string=%{version} \
 done
 %endif
 
-
 %check
 # https://pagure.io/fm-orchestrator/issue/664
 #nosetests-%{python2_version} -v
@@ -280,11 +280,10 @@ done
 %exclude %{python2_sitelib}/tests/
 %endif
 
-%if 0%{?with_epel}
+%if 0%{?fedora}
 %{_mandir}/man1/mbs-*.1*
 %endif
 
-
 %changelog
 * Wed Jan 09 2019 mprahl <mprahl@redhat.com> - 2.11.1-2
 - Add python-pungi as a dependency for Fedora builds