diff --git a/virt-viewer.spec.in b/virt-viewer.spec.in
index 795f6ed..dbd677b 100644
--- a/virt-viewer.spec.in
+++ b/virt-viewer.spec.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 %endif
 
 %define with_govirt 0
-%if 0%{?fedora} >= 19
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 19 || 0%{?rhel} >= 7
 %define with_govirt 1
 %endif