diff --git a/python-OWSLib.spec b/python-OWSLib.spec
index 3bcac9e..4cd0c1d 100644
--- a/python-OWSLib.spec
+++ b/python-OWSLib.spec
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 %global modname OWSLib
 %global with_python3 0%{?fedora}
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 6
+%{!?__python2: %global __python2 /usr/bin/python2}
+%{!?python2_sitelib: %global python2_sitelib %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
+%{!?python2_sitearch: %global python2_sitearch %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}
+%endif
+
 Name:           python-%{modname}
 Version:        0.9.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}