diff --git a/rhnlib.spec b/rhnlib.spec
index 38417c7..4877efc 100644
--- a/rhnlib.spec
+++ b/rhnlib.spec
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 %global build_py3   1
 %endif
 
-%{!?python_sitelib: %define python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
-
 Summary: Python libraries for the Spacewalk project
 Name: rhnlib
 Version: 2.8.6
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 URL:     https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk
 Source0: https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/archive/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ fi
 
 
 %build
-#%{__python} setup.py build
 make -f Makefile.rhnlib
 
 
@@ -74,6 +71,9 @@ make -f Makefile.rhnlib
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 21 2019 Michael Mraka <michael.mraka@redhat.com> 2.8.6-8
+- fixed build error: attempt to use unversioned python
+
 * Mon Feb 04 2019 Michael Mraka <michael.mraka@redhat.com> 2.8.6-7
 - Resolves: #1666099 - python3 is picky about bytes and string