diff --git a/spirv-tools.spec b/spirv-tools.spec
index 6d2bbb9..380f79e 100644
--- a/spirv-tools.spec
+++ b/spirv-tools.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  cmake >= 2.8.12
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
-BuildRequires:  python3
+BuildRequires:  python3-base
 BuildRequires:  python3-xml
 BuildRequires:  spirv-headers >= 1.5.4.g48