diff --git a/lttng-ust.changes b/lttng-ust.changes
index 37a94aa..f3b518a 100644
--- a/lttng-ust.changes
+++ b/lttng-ust.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 26 08:02:10 UTC 2024 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- remove dependency on /usr/bin/python3 using
+  %python3_fix_shebang macro, [bsc#1212476]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec 28 08:50:05 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/lttng-ust.spec b/lttng-ust.spec
index f0f7e73..07bbb67 100644
--- a/lttng-ust.spec
+++ b/lttng-ust.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package lttng-ust
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ applications using LTTng userspace tracing.
 %prep
 %autosetup -p1
 
-# Fix Python shebang.
-sed -i -e "1s|^#!.*$|#!%{_bindir}/python3|" tools/lttng-gen-tp
-
 %build
 export PYTHON=python3
 %configure \
@@ -124,6 +121,7 @@ export PYTHON=python3
 %install
 %make_install
 find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
+%python3_fix_shebang
 
 %post -n liblttng-ust%{sover} -p /sbin/ldconfig