diff --git a/acme-tiny.spec b/acme-tiny.spec
index ca3b064..ace5467 100644
--- a/acme-tiny.spec
+++ b/acme-tiny.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %global use_systemd 1
 %endif
 
-%if 0%{?fedora}
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 # Explicity require python3 on Fedora to help track which packages 
 # no longer need python2.
 %global use_python3 1