diff --git a/python-qt5.spec b/python-qt5.spec
index 9d65e37..6d89ed9 100644
--- a/python-qt5.spec
+++ b/python-qt5.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %global python3_dbus_dir %(%{__python3} -c "import dbus.mainloop; print(dbus.mainloop.__path__[0])" 2>/dev/null || echo "%{python3_sitearch}/dbus/mainloop")
 %endif
 # sip too old for python2 in EPEL
-%if 0%{?fedora} < 32
+%if 0%{?fedora} < 32 && 0%{?rhel} < 9
 %global with_python2 1
 %global python2_dbus_dir %(%{__python2} -c "import dbus.mainloop; print(dbus.mainloop.__path__[0])" 2>/dev/null || echo "%{python2_sitearch}/dbus/mainloop")
 %global enginio 1