diff --git a/hdf.spec b/hdf.spec
index 4b2f227..b71c3e4 100644
--- a/hdf.spec
+++ b/hdf.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%if 0%{?rhel} < 7
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 7
 %{!?__global_ldflags: %global __global_ldflags -Wl,-z,relro}
 %endif