diff --git a/python-tornado.changes b/python-tornado.changes
index f36b9a4..4f62407 100644
--- a/python-tornado.changes
+++ b/python-tornado.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  9 23:12:44 UTC 2019 - Jonathan Brownell <jbrownell@suse.com>
+
+- Import python-backports_abc on Red Hat, not just SUSE, platforms
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 18 15:10:56 UTC 2018 - sebix+novell.com@sebix.at
 
diff --git a/python-tornado.spec b/python-tornado.spec
index 90d7826..65fbc61 100644
--- a/python-tornado.spec
+++ b/python-tornado.spec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Recommends:     python-pycares
 Recommends:     python-pycurl
 Recommends:     python-service_identity
 %endif
-%if 0%{?sle_version} == 120300
+%if 0%{?sle_version} == 120300 || 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module backports_abc}
 %endif
 %if 0%{?sle_version} == 120000 && !0%{?is_opensuse}