diff --git a/rpmbuild/xpra.spec b/rpmbuild/xpra.spec
index b0a9efa648..41f35e30e3 100644
--- a/rpmbuild/xpra.spec
+++ b/rpmbuild/xpra.spec
@@ -79,11 +79,19 @@ Patch2:             centos7-oldturbojpeg.patch
 %endif
 Requires:			xpra-common = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:			xpra-html5
+%if 0%{?fedora}%{?el8}
 Requires:			python3-xpra-client = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:			python3-xpra-server = %{version}-%{release}
+%endif
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 Requires:			python3-xpra-audio = %{version}-%{release}
 %endif
+%if 0%{?el7}
+Requires:			python2-xpra-client = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:			python2-xpra-server = %{version}-%{release}
+#no audio by default on centos7:
+#Requires:			python2-xpra-audio = %{version}-%{release}
+%endif
 %description
 Xpra gives you "persistent remote applications" for X. That is, unlike normal X applications, applications run with xpra are "persistent" -- you can run them remotely, and they don't die if your connection does. You can detach them, and reattach them later -- even from another computer -- with no loss of state. And unlike VNC or RDP, xpra is for remote applications, not remote desktops -- individual applications show up as individual windows on your screen, managed by your window manager. They're not trapped in a box.