diff --git a/make-srpm.sh b/make-srpm.sh
index fb5d036..8ff6008 100755
--- a/make-srpm.sh
+++ b/make-srpm.sh
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ in background fully transparently.
 
 %package -n csmatch
 Summary: A compiler wrapper that runs Smatch in background
+%if 0%{?rhel} != 7
 Recommends: smatch
+%endif
 
 %description -n csmatch
 This package contains the csmatch compiler wrapper that runs the Smatch analyzer