diff --git a/ansible.spec b/ansible.spec
index 4ad6119..978090a 100644
--- a/ansible.spec
+++ b/ansible.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 #
 # RHEL
 #
-%if 0%{?rhel} <= 5 || 0%{?rhel_version} <= 505
+%if ( 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 5 ) || ( 0%{?rhel_version} && 0%{?rhel_version} <= 505 )
 #BuildRequires:  python26-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel 
 Requires:       python26-PyYAML
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
 #
 # RHEL 
 #
-%if 0%{?rhel} <= 5  || 0%{?rhel_version} <= 505
+%if ( 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 5 ) || ( 0%{?rhel_version} && 0%{?rhel_version} <= 505 )
 Requires: python26-keyczar
 Requires: python26-zmq
 #