diff --git a/libpfm.changes b/libpfm.changes
index 45f5067..c8e6941 100644
--- a/libpfm.changes
+++ b/libpfm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 25 16:27:58 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Can't assume non-existence of python38 macros in Leap.
+  gh#openSUSE/python-rpm-macros#107
+  Test for suse_version instead. Only Tumbleweed has and needs the
+  python_subpackage_only support.
+  
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 11 16:57:49 UTC 2021 - Tony Jones <tonyj@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/libpfm.spec b/libpfm.spec
index 6b60a37..a0c79a6 100644
--- a/libpfm.spec
+++ b/libpfm.spec
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  swig >= 2.0.5
 
-%if 0%{?python38_version_nodots}
-# if python multiflavor is in place yet, use it to generate subpackages
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
+# TW: generate subpackages for every python3 flavor
 %define python_subpackage_only 1
 %python_subpackages
 %else