diff --git a/babel.spec b/babel.spec
index 30610bd..55e3086 100644
--- a/babel.spec
+++ b/babel.spec
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@
 # And pytest is at this point not yet ready
 %global bootstrap 0
 
-# build without Python 2 support. This setting allows us to
-# "flip the switch" easily once Fedora actually drops support
-# for Python 2.
-%global with_python2 1
+# Build without Python 2 support from F32 on.
+%if !0%{?fedora}%{?rhel} || 0%{?fedora} >= 32 || 0%{?rhel} >= 9
+%bcond_with python2
+%else
+%bcond_without python2
+%endif
 
 Name:           babel
 Version:        2.7.0
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tools for internationalizing Python applications
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/B/%{srcname}/%{sr
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
-%if %{with_python2}
+%if %{with python2}
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
 %if 0%{?fedora} < 32
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ Babel is composed of two major parts:
   and date formatting, etc.
 
 
-%if %{with_python2}
+%if %{with python2}
 %package -n python2-babel
 Summary:        %sum
 
@@ -82,6 +84,10 @@ Babel is composed of two major parts:
 %package -n python3-babel
 Summary:        %sum
 
+%if %{without python2}
+Obsoletes:      python2-babel < 2.7.0-6%{?dist}
+%endif
+
 Requires:       python3-setuptools
 Requires:       python3-pytz
 
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ Documentation for Babel
 %autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version}
 
 %build
-%if %{with_python2}
+%if %{with python2}
 %py2_build
 %endif
 %py3_build
@@ -130,14 +136,14 @@ rm -f "$BUILDDIR/html/.buildinfo"
 %endif
 
 %install
-%if %{with_python2}
+%if %{with python2}
 %py2_install
 %endif
 %py3_install
 
 %check
 export TZ=America/New_York
-%if %{with_python2} && 0%{?fedora} < 32
+%if %{with python2}
 %{__python2} -m pytest
 %endif
 %if !%{bootstrap}
@@ -149,7 +155,7 @@ export TZ=America/New_York
 %license LICENSE
 %{_bindir}/pybabel
 
-%if %{with_python2}
+%if %{with python2}
 %files -n python2-babel
 %{python2_sitelib}/Babel-%{version}-py*.egg-info
 %{python2_sitelib}/babel
@@ -165,6 +171,9 @@ export TZ=America/New_York
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 31 2019 Nils Philippsen <nils@tiptoe.de> - 2.7.0-6
+- drop python2-babel from F32 on
+
 * Fri Sep 13 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 2.7.0-5
 - Reduce Python 2 build dependencies on Fedora 32