diff --git a/macros.python b/macros.python
index a4c2fc8..89cd845 100644
--- a/macros.python
+++ b/macros.python
@@ -16,22 +16,26 @@ CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --ski
         package = rpm.expand("%{?1:%{1}}");\
         vr = rpm.expand("%{?epoch:%{epoch}:}%{version}-%{release}")
         if (string.starts(package, "python2-")) then\
-                str = "Provides: python-" .. string.sub(package,9,string.len(package)) .. "%{?_isa} = " .. vr;\
-                print(rpm.expand(str));\
+                if (rpm.expand("%{?buildarch}") ~= "noarch") then\
+                        str = "Provides: python-" .. string.sub(package,9,string.len(package)) .. "%{?_isa} = " .. vr;\
+                        print(rpm.expand(str));\
+                end\
                 print("\\nProvides: python-");\
                 print(string.sub(package,9,string.len(package)));\
                 print(" = ");\
                 print(vr);\
                 --Obsoleting the previous default python package\
-                str = "\\nObsoletes: python-" .. string.sub(package,9,string.len(package)) .. "%{?_isa} < " .. vr;\
-                print(rpm.expand(str));\
+                if (rpm.expand("%{?buildarch}") ~= "noarch") then\
+                        str = "\\nObsoletes: python-" .. string.sub(package,9,string.len(package)) .. "%{?_isa} < " .. vr;\
+                        print(rpm.expand(str));\
+                end\
                 print("\\nObsoletes: python-");\
                 print(string.sub(package,9,string.len(package)));\
                 print(" < ");\
                 print(vr);\
         elseif (string.starts(str, "python" .. rpm.expand("%{python3_pkgversion}") .. "-")) then\
                 --No unversioned provides as python3 is not default\
-        elseif (rpm.expand("%{?python3_other_pkgversion}") != "" and string.starts(str, "python" .. rpm.expand("%{python3_other_pkgversion}") .. "-")) then\
+        elseif (rpm.expand("%{?python3_other_pkgversion}") ~= "" and string.starts(str, "python" .. rpm.expand("%{python3_other_pkgversion}") .. "-")) then\
                 --No unversioned provides as python3_other is not default\
         elseif (string.starts(package, "pypy-")) then\
                 --No unversioned provides as pypy is not default\
diff --git a/macros.python-srpm b/macros.python-srpm
index b515582..274e1c8 100644
--- a/macros.python-srpm
+++ b/macros.python-srpm
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # a specific version (e.g. 34 in Fedora EPEL7)
 %python3_pkgversion 34
 #python3_other_pkgversion 35
-# Set to /bin/true when not active to avoid %ifdefs in specfiles
+
+# Set to /bin/true when not active to avoid %ifdefs  and %{? in specfiles
 %__python3_other /bin/true
 %py3_other_build /bin/true
 %py3_other_install /bin/true
diff --git a/python-rpm-macros.spec b/python-rpm-macros.spec
index 52a97a2..d40d597 100644
--- a/python-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/python-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           python-rpm-macros
 Version:        3
-Release:        4%{?dist}.1
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        The unversioned Python RPM macros
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ install -m 644 %{SOURCE0} %{SOURCE1} %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 14 2016 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> 3-5
+- Handle noarch python sub-packages (bug #1290900)
+
 * Thu Jan 14 2016 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> 3-4.1
 - EPEL version