diff --git a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-i386.cfg b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-i386.cfg
index 38a425aba6..bd55bbcb52 100644
--- a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-i386.cfg
+++ b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-i386.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ config_opts['chroot_setup_cmd'] = 'install buildsys-build'
 config_opts['dist'] = 'el5'  # only useful for --resultdir variable subst
 if not config_opts.has_key('macros'):  config_opts['macros'] = {}
 config_opts['macros']['%__arch_install_post'] = '%{nil}'
+config_opts['macros']['%rhel'] = '5'
+config_opts['macros']['%dist'] = '.el5'
+config_opts['macros']['%el5'] = '1'
 config_opts['releasever'] = '5'
 
 config_opts['yum.conf'] = """
diff --git a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-x86_64.cfg b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-x86_64.cfg
index 2f26af0ba5..31351d53c3 100644
--- a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-x86_64.cfg
+++ b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-x86_64.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ config_opts['chroot_setup_cmd'] = 'install buildsys-build'
 config_opts['dist'] = 'el5'  # only useful for --resultdir variable subst
 if not config_opts.has_key('macros'):  config_opts['macros'] = {}
 config_opts['macros']['%__arch_install_post'] = '%{nil}'
+config_opts['macros']['%rhel'] = '5'
+config_opts['macros']['%dist'] = '.el5'
+config_opts['macros']['%el5'] = '1'
 config_opts['releasever'] = '5'
 
 config_opts['yum.conf'] = """