diff --git a/rpm/osg-build.spec b/rpm/osg-build.spec
index 09f06724..f792aca3 100644
--- a/rpm/osg-build.spec
+++ b/rpm/osg-build.spec
@@ -17,11 +17,18 @@ Requires:       %{name}-base = %{version}
 Requires:       %{name}-mock = %{version}
 Requires:       %{name}-koji = %{version}
 
+%if (0%{?fedora} >= 31 || 0%{?rhel} >= 8)
+BuildRequires: python3
+%define __python /usr/bin/python3
+%else
+BuildRequires: python2
+%define __python /usr/bin/python2
+%endif
+
 %if 0%{?rhel} < 8
 BuildRequires:       git
 %else
 BuildRequires:       git-core
-BuildRequires:       python3
 %endif
 
 
@@ -93,12 +100,6 @@ Summary:        OSG-Build tests
 %{summary}
 
 
-%if (0%{?fedora} >= 31 || 0%{?rhel} >= 8)
-    %define __python /usr/bin/python3
-%else
-    %define __python /usr/bin/python2
-%endif
-
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}