diff --git a/boost.changes b/boost.changes
index 60efdae..8c0e94a 100644
--- a/boost.changes
+++ b/boost.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr  1 08:20:21 UTC 2014 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- buildignore python, python-base is enough
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 11 12:04:13 UTC 2014 - Rene.vanPaassen@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index e68a099..e902efd 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libexpat-devel
 BuildRequires:  libicu-devel >= 4.4
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-devel
+#!BuildIgnore:  python
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 %if %build_mpi
 BuildRequires:  openmpi-devel
@@ -83,7 +84,6 @@ BuildRequires:  docbook
 BuildRequires:  docbook-xsl-stylesheets
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  libxslt-tools
-BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  texlive-latex
 %endif
 %if 0%suse_version > 1020