diff --git a/redhat/rdma-core.spec b/redhat/rdma-core.spec
index 7ff33b3ca..76549e5cb 100644
--- a/redhat/rdma-core.spec
+++ b/redhat/rdma-core.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ BuildRequires: valgrind-devel
 BuildRequires: systemd
 BuildRequires: systemd-devel
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 32
-%define with_pyverbs %{?_with_pyverbs: 0} %{?!_with_pyverbs: 1}
+%define with_pyverbs %{?_with_pyverbs: 1} %{?!_with_pyverbs: %{?!_without_pyverbs: 1} %{?_without_pyverbs: 0}}
 %else
 %define with_pyverbs %{?_with_pyverbs: 1} %{?!_with_pyverbs: 0}
 %endif