diff --git a/rhnlib.spec b/rhnlib.spec

index 16e901c..f5eb7fd 100644

--- a/rhnlib.spec

+++ b/rhnlib.spec

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@

-%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?suse_version} > 1320

+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?suse_version} > 1320 || 0%{?rhel} >= 8

 %global build_py3   1

 %endif

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@

 Summary: Python libraries for the Spacewalk project

 Name: rhnlib

 Version: 2.8.6

-Release: 2%{?dist}

+Release: 3%{?dist}

 URL:     https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk

 Source0: https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/archive/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz

@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ make -f Makefile.rhnlib

 %endif

 %changelog

+* Tue Feb 20 2018 Tomas Kasparek <tkasparek@redhat.com> 2.8.6-3

+- rhel8 utilizes python3 (tkasparek@redhat.com)

+

 * Mon Feb 19 2018 Tomas Kasparek <tkasparek@redhat.com> 2.8.6-2

 - rebuild for rhel8