diff --git a/libnl3.spec b/libnl3.spec
index cc3a4a2..c60f2b6 100644
--- a/libnl3.spec
+++ b/libnl3.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  flex >= 2.5.19
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig >= 0.23
-BuildRequires:  python-devel
+BuildRequires:  python-devel >= 2.6
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 %endif