diff --git a/spacewalk-oscap.spec b/spacewalk-oscap.spec
index b51ffa8476..e2fda374ae 100644
--- a/spacewalk-oscap.spec
+++ b/spacewalk-oscap.spec
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 %global default_py3 1
 %endif
 
+%if ( 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} < 28 ) || ( 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8 )
+%global build_py2   1
+%endif
+
 %define pythonX %{?default_py3: python3}%{!?default_py3: python2}
 
 Name:		spacewalk-oscap
 Version:	2.8.5
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 Summary:	OpenSCAP plug-in for rhn-check
 
 License:	GPLv2
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@ Requires:       %{pythonX}-%{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 spacewalk-oscap is a plug-in for rhn-check. With this plugin, user is able
 to run OpenSCAP scan from Spacewalk or Red Hat Satellite server.
 
+%if 0%{?build_py2}
 %package -n python2-%{name}
 Summary:	OpenSCAP plug-in for rhn-check
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{name}}
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ BuildRequires:	python-devel
 BuildRequires:	rhnlib >= 2.8.3
 %description -n python2-%{name}
 Python 2 specific files for %{name}.
+%endif
 
 %if 0%{?build_py3}
 %package -n python3-%{name}
@@ -60,7 +66,9 @@ make -f Makefile.spacewalk-oscap
 
 
 %install
+%if 0%{?build_py2}
 make -f Makefile.spacewalk-oscap install PREFIX=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT PYTHONPATH=%{python_sitelib}
+%endif
 %if 0%{?build_py3}
 make -f Makefile.spacewalk-oscap install PREFIX=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT PYTHONPATH=%{python3_sitelib}
 %endif
@@ -86,11 +94,13 @@ make -f Makefile.spacewalk-oscap install PREFIX=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT PYTHONPATH=%{pyt
 %dir %{_datadir}/openscap/xsl
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?build_py2}
 %files -n python2-%{name}
 %{python_sitelib}/rhn/actions/scap.*
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 %dir %{python_sitelib}/rhn/actions
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %if 0%{?build_py3}
 %files -n python3-%{name}
@@ -103,6 +113,10 @@ make -f Makefile.spacewalk-oscap install PREFIX=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT PYTHONPATH=%{pyt
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 20 2018 Tomas Kasparek <tkasparek@redhat.com> 2.8.5-2
+- don't build python2 subpackages on systems with default python3
+  (tkasparek@redhat.com)
+
 * Fri Feb 09 2018 Michael Mraka <michael.mraka@redhat.com> 2.8.5-1
 - remove install/clean section initial cleanup
 - removed Group from specfile