diff --git a/redland.spec b/redland.spec
index f373b48..edfc1a1 100644
--- a/redland.spec
+++ b/redland.spec
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
 
 Name:           redland
 Version:        1.0.17
-Release:        23%{?dist}
+Release:        24%{?dist}
 Summary:        RDF Application Framework
 
 License:        LGPLv2+ or ASL 2.0
 URL:            http://librdf.org/
 Source0:        http://download.librdf.org/source/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
-BuildRequires: make
+BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  curl-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  libdb-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool-ltdl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel >= 2.4.0
-%if 0%{?fedora} > 27 || 0%{?rhel} > 7
-BuildRequires:  mariadb-connector-c-devel
-%else
-BuildRequires:  mysql-devel
-%endif
 BuildRequires:  perl-interpreter
-BuildRequires:  libpq-devel
 BuildRequires:  raptor2-devel 
 BuildRequires:  rasqal-devel >= 0.9.26
+
+%if ! 0%{?rhel}
+BuildRequires:  libdb-devel
+BuildRequires:  libpq-devel
+BuildRequires:  mariadb-connector-c-devel
 BuildRequires:  sqlite-devel
+%endif
 
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+Obsoletes: redland-mysql < 1.0.17-24
+Obsoletes: redland-pgsql < 1.0.17-24
+%endif
 # can probably omit soon (f28 or f29?) -- rex
 Obsoletes: redland-virtuoso < 1.0.17-8
 
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ Requires:        %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description     devel
 Header files for development with Redland.
 
+%if ! 0%{?rhel}
 %package         mysql
 Summary:         MySQL storage support for Redland
 Requires:        %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ Requires:        %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description     pgsql
 This package provides Redland's storage support for graphs in memory and
 persistently with PostgreSQL files or URIs.
-
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
@@ -67,12 +71,22 @@ sed -i -e 's|"/lib /usr/lib|"/%{_lib} %{_libdir}|' configure
 
 
 %build
+
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+%define distrooptions --without-bdb --without-sqlite --without-mysql --without-postgresql
+%else
+# fedora
+%define distrooptions --with-bdb --with-sqlite --with-mysql --with-postgresql
+%endif
+
 export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
 export CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
 %configure \
   --enable-release \
   --disable-static \
-  --with-virtuoso=no
+  --without-threestone \
+  --without-virtuoso \
+  %{distrooptions} \
 
 %make_build
 
@@ -99,19 +113,23 @@ make check
 %{_bindir}/rdfproc
 %{_bindir}/redland-db-upgrade
 %dir %{_datadir}/redland
-%{_datadir}/redland/mysql-v1.ttl
-%{_datadir}/redland/mysql-v2.ttl
 %{_mandir}/man1/redland-db-upgrade.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/rdfproc.1*
 %{_mandir}/man3/redland.3*
+%if ! 0%{?rhel}
 %dir %{_libdir}/redland
 %{_libdir}/redland/librdf_storage_sqlite.so
+%{_datadir}/redland/mysql-v1.ttl
+%{_datadir}/redland/mysql-v2.ttl
+%endif
 
+%if ! 0%{?rhel}
 %files mysql
 %{_libdir}/redland/librdf_storage_mysql.so
 
 %files pgsql
 %{_libdir}/redland/librdf_storage_postgresql.so
+%endif
 
 %files devel
 %doc ChangeLog RELEASE.html
@@ -127,6 +145,9 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 09 2021 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> - 1.0.7-24
+- reduce rhel dependencies to what's needed
+
 * Mon Feb 08 2021 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.0.17-23
 - rebuild for libpq ABI fix rhbz#1908268