diff --git a/fontconfig.changes b/fontconfig.changes
index 77e7ba4..6de1b76 100644
--- a/fontconfig.changes
+++ b/fontconfig.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 28 11:05:51 UTC 2022 - Simon Lees <sflees@suse.de>
+
+- Seems we now need python3 for building
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 15 00:44:37 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/fontconfig.spec b/fontconfig.spec
index 79c4d2d..56e6d9f 100644
--- a/fontconfig.spec
+++ b/fontconfig.spec
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(expat)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(freetype2)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(json-c)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(uuid)
+BuildRequires:  python3-base
 Provides:       ipa-fonts-config = 003.02
 Obsoletes:      ipa-fonts-config < 003.02
 Provides:       IPA-fonts-config = 003.02