diff --git a/openvswitch.changes b/openvswitch.changes
index 7b2e7c2..5d79bd5 100644
--- a/openvswitch.changes
+++ b/openvswitch.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May  2 07:48:43 UTC 2023 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Remove python/ovs/dirs.py prior to building: have this
+  re-generated based on the shipped template (boo#1210479).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr  5 21:14:59 UTC 2023 - Duraisankar P <Duraisankar.pitchumani@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/openvswitch.spec b/openvswitch.spec
index 4536499..dc6ef0d 100644
--- a/openvswitch.spec
+++ b/openvswitch.spec
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ Devel libraries and headers for Open Virtual Network.
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
+# remove python/ovs/dirs.py - this is generated from template to have proper paths
+rm python/ovs/dirs.py
 cd %{ovn_dir}
 %patch20 -p1