diff --git a/python-nose.spec b/python-nose.spec
index ed454fa..d0b198f 100644
--- a/python-nose.spec
+++ b/python-nose.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-nose
 Version:        1.3.7
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Discovery-based unittest extension for Python
 
 Group:          Development/Languages
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ output capture and more.
 %package docs
 Summary:        Nose Documentation
 Group:          Documentation
+%if 0%{?with_docs}
 BuildRequires:  python-sphinx
+%endif
 Requires: python-nose
 
 %description docs
@@ -181,6 +183,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %endif # with_docs
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Aug 09 2015 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> 1.3.7-5
+- Add conditional for python-sphinx buildrequires when with_docs is not set. 
+- Fixes bug #1251700
+
 * Fri Jul 24 2015 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> 1.3.7-4
 - Version provides correctly for python2-nose.