diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index 040cdae..9c01338 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -140,12 +140,16 @@
 %endif
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+%define with_xen 0
+%else
 # Xen is available only on i386 x86_64 (from libvirt spec)
 %ifnarch %{ix86} x86_64
 %define with_xen 0
 %else
 %define with_xen 1
 %endif
+%endif
 
 
 Summary: QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator