diff --git a/python-backports-functools_lru_cache.spec b/python-backports-functools_lru_cache.spec
index 46f1789..c96d8a3 100644
--- a/python-backports-functools_lru_cache.spec
+++ b/python-backports-functools_lru_cache.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 # python2-setuptools is too old in EPEL7 for these
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools_scm
 BuildRequires:  python2-pytest-runner
 %endif
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Requires:	python2-backports
 
 %check
 # python2-setuptools is too old in EPEL7 to run tests
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 %{__python2} setup.py test
 %endif