diff --git a/Mesa-drivers.spec b/Mesa-drivers.spec
index 387123c..b2278f2 100644
--- a/Mesa-drivers.spec
+++ b/Mesa-drivers.spec
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ BuildRequires:  imake
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python3-base
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1320
 BuildRequires:  python3-mako
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  python3-xml
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dri2proto)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dri3proto)
diff --git a/Mesa.changes b/Mesa.changes
index b40593c..f991beb 100644
--- a/Mesa.changes
+++ b/Mesa.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 19 19:58:07 UTC 2018 - sndirsch@suse.com
+
+- no longer try to use non-existing python3-mako as BuildRequires
+  on Leap 42.3
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 15 15:49:45 UTC 2018 - msrb@suse.com
 
diff --git a/Mesa.spec b/Mesa.spec
index 510c2b9..dadbc4d 100644
--- a/Mesa.spec
+++ b/Mesa.spec
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ BuildRequires:  imake
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python3-base
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1320
 BuildRequires:  python3-mako
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  python3-xml
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dri2proto)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dri3proto)