diff --git a/pykde4.spec b/pykde4.spec
index c7ec06c..02067da 100644
--- a/pykde4.spec
+++ b/pykde4.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ Patch300: pykde4-4.8.3-webkit.patch
 BuildRequires: kdelibs4-devel >= %{version}
 BuildRequires: kdepimlibs-devel >= %{version}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(akonadi)
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 6
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(python)
+%else
+BuildRequires: python-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(qimageblitz)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(soprano)
 %if 0%{?webkit}