diff --git a/python-magic.changes b/python-magic.changes
index 12fad9b..7d66fd6 100644
--- a/python-magic.changes
+++ b/python-magic.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 12 08:58:58 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- switch to pkgconfig(zlib) so that alternative providers can be
+  used
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep 14 09:00:26 UTC 2022 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/python-magic.spec b/python-magic.spec
index 63b634e..70d4bd0 100644
--- a/python-magic.spec
+++ b/python-magic.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  findutils
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
-BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zlib)
 Requires:       libmagic1
 Provides:       python-file-magic = %{file_magic_version}
 %{expand:%(sed -n -e '/^Source0\?:/,/^BuildRoot:/p' <%{_sourcedir}/file.spec)}