diff --git a/antlr.spec b/antlr.spec
index 376f702..f0a9a29 100644
--- a/antlr.spec
+++ b/antlr.spec
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+%bcond_without python
+
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 # since we have only a static library
 
 Summary:       ANother Tool for Language Recognition
 Name:          antlr
 Version:       2.7.7
-Release:       46%{?dist}
+Release:       47%{?dist}
 Epoch:         0
 License:       Public Domain
 URL:           http://www.antlr2.org/
@@ -29,9 +31,11 @@ BuildRequires: java-devel >= 1:1.7.0
 BuildRequires: java-javadoc
 BuildRequires: javapackages-local
 BuildRequires: doxygen graphviz
+%if %{with python}
 # Do not support Python3
 BuildRequires: python-devel
 BuildRequires: python-setuptools
+%endif
 
 %description
 ANTLR, ANother Tool for Language Recognition, (formerly PCCTS) is a
@@ -82,12 +86,14 @@ BuildArch:     noarch
 This package contains the documentation for the C++ bindings for parsers
 generated by ANTLR2.
 
+%if %{with python}
 %package     python
 Summary:       Python runtime support for ANTLR-generated parsers
 BuildArch:     noarch
 
 %description python
 Python runtime support for ANTLR-generated parsers
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
@@ -122,10 +128,12 @@ pushd lib/cpp
   find gen_doc -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} \;
 popd
 
+%if %{with python}
 # build python
 cd lib/python
 %py2_build
 cd ../../
+%endif
 
 %install
 # jars, POM and depmap
@@ -142,10 +150,12 @@ install -p -m 644 lib/cpp/antlr/*.hpp $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_includedir}/%{name}
 install -p -m 644 lib/cpp/src/libantlr.a $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}
 install -p -m 755 scripts/antlr-config $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}
 
+%if %{with python}
 # python
 cd lib/python
 %py2_install
 cd ../..
+%endif
 
 
 %files tool -f .mfiles
@@ -172,12 +182,17 @@ cd ../..
 %files javadoc -f .mfiles-javadoc
 %license LICENSE.txt
 
+%if %{with python}
 %files python
 %license LICENSE.txt
 %{python2_sitelib}/antlr/*
 %{python2_sitelib}/antlr-*
+%endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 16 2017 Michael Simacek <msimacek@redhat.com> - 0:2.7.7-47
+- Add conditional for python
+
 * Wed Feb 15 2017 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 0:2.7.7-46
 - Generalize requires on python2 packages