diff --git a/pygtk2.spec b/pygtk2.spec
index bdc23ec..21bf66d 100644
--- a/pygtk2.spec
+++ b/pygtk2.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This package depends on automagic byte compilation
+# https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/No_more_automagic_Python_bytecompilation_phase_2
+%global _python_bytecompile_extra 1
+
 # Last updated for version 2.17.0
 %define glib2_version		2.8.0
 %define pango_version		1.16.0