diff --git a/libspatialite.spec b/libspatialite.spec
index f698baa..f78fe25 100644
--- a/libspatialite.spec
+++ b/libspatialite.spec
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 
 # check_bufovflw test fails on gcc 4.9
 # https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/spatialite-users/zkGP-gPByXk/EAZ-schWn1MJ
-%if 0%{?fedora} >= 21
+%if (0%{?fedora} >= 21 || 0%{?rhel} > 7)
   %global _no_checks 1
 %endif
 
 Name:      libspatialite
 Version:   4.3.0a
-Release:   6%{?dist}
+Release:   7%{?dist}
 Summary:   Enables SQLite to support spatial data
 Group:     System Environment/Libraries
 License:   MPLv1.1 or GPLv2+ or LGPLv2+
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 08 2017 Merlin Mathesius <mmathesi@redhat.com> - 4.3.0a-7
+- Cleanup spec file conditionals
+
 * Thu Aug 03 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 4.3.0a-6
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Binutils_Mass_Rebuild