diff --git a/python-smbc.spec b/python-smbc.spec
index 4eb6a3e..e636b63 100644
--- a/python-smbc.spec
+++ b/python-smbc.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary:       Python bindings for libsmbclient API from Samba
 Name:          python-smbc
 Version:       1.0.15.4
-Release:       14%{?dist}
+Release:       15%{?dist}
 URL:           https://github.com/hamano/pysmbc
 Source:        http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pysmbc/pysmbc-%{version}.tar.bz2
 License:       GPLv2+
@@ -14,16 +14,18 @@ License:       GPLv2+
 # gcc is no longer in buildroot by default
 BuildRequires: gcc
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7
 BuildRequires: python2-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
 BuildRequires: libsmbclient-devel >= 3.2
-BuildRequires: epydoc
 
 %description
 This package provides Python bindings for the libsmbclient API
 from Samba, known as pysmbc. It was written for use with
 system-config-printer, but can be put to other uses as well.
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7
 %package -n python2-smbc
 Summary:       Python2 bindings for libsmbclient API from Samba
 # defined in /usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.python
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ Summary:       Python2 bindings for libsmbclient API from Samba
 This package provides Python 2 bindings for the libsmbclient API
 from Samba, known as pysmbc. It was written for use with
 system-config-printer, but can be put to other uses as well.
+%endif
 
 %package -n python3-smbc
 Summary:       Python3 bindings for libsmbclient API from Samba
@@ -55,19 +58,27 @@ Documentation for python-smbc.
 %setup -n pysmbc-%{version}
 
 %build
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7
 %py2_build
+%endif
 %py3_build
-rm -rf html
-epydoc -o html --html build/lib*/_smbc.so
+export PYTHONPATH=build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6
+%{_bindir}/pydoc3 -w smbc
+%{_bindir}/mkdir html
+%{_bindir}/mv smbc.html html
 
 %install
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7
 %py2_install
+%endif
 %py3_install
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7
 %files -n python2-smbc
 %doc README NEWS
 %license COPYING
 %{python2_sitearch}/*
+%endif
 
 %files -n python3-smbc
 %doc README NEWS
@@ -79,6 +90,9 @@ epydoc -o html --html build/lib*/_smbc.so
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 19 2018 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 1.0.15.4-15
+- make python2 subpackage optional
+
 * Mon Feb 19 2018 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 1.0.15.4-14
 - gcc is no longer in buildroot by default