diff --git a/python-xlrd.spec b/python-xlrd.spec
index aac292c..f92db97 100644
--- a/python-xlrd.spec
+++ b/python-xlrd.spec
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %doc xlrd/doc/* xlrd/examples
 %attr(755,root,root) %dir %{python_sitelib}/xlrd
 %{python_sitelib}/xlrd/*
-%if %{fedora} > 8
+%if 0%{fedora} > 8
 %{python_sitelib}/*egg-info
 %endif
 %attr(755,root,root) %{_bindir}/*