diff --git a/freeswitch.spec b/freeswitch.spec
index c434af6728..7fb9f80d8e 100644
--- a/freeswitch.spec
+++ b/freeswitch.spec
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ BuildRequires: libtool >= 1.5.17
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: perl
-% 0%{?fedora_version} >= 8
+%if 0%{?fedora_version} >= 8
 BuildRequires: perl-ExtUtils-Embed
 %endif
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig