diff --git a/checkpolicy.changes b/checkpolicy.changes
index 6b2d4f6..68001b6 100644
--- a/checkpolicy.changes
+++ b/checkpolicy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jun 29 21:05:43 UTC 2017 - mpluskal@suse.com
+
+- Use plain flex
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 21 13:02:06 UTC 2016 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/checkpolicy.spec b/checkpolicy.spec
index 83d5465..451c109 100644
--- a/checkpolicy.spec
+++ b/checkpolicy.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package checkpolicy
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Group:          Productivity/Security
 Url:            https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux
 Source:         https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/SELinuxProject/selinux/files/releases/20160223/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  bison
-BuildRequires:  flex-old
+BuildRequires:  flex
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
 BuildRequires:  libsepol-devel-static >= %{libsepol_ver}
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build