diff --git a/python-M2Crypto.changes b/python-M2Crypto.changes
index b12cff9..aeb6168 100644
--- a/python-M2Crypto.changes
+++ b/python-M2Crypto.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov  8 18:13:06 UTC 2017 - jmatejek@suse.com
+
+- use generic way to require python-typing now that python3 provides it
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct 25 20:07:14 UTC 2017 - michael@stroeder.com
 
diff --git a/python-M2Crypto.spec b/python-M2Crypto.spec
index cd8cbb8..a92c37c 100644
--- a/python-M2Crypto.spec
+++ b/python-M2Crypto.spec
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Patch1:         fix-openssl-include-path.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module typing}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  openssl
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
@@ -46,15 +47,7 @@ BuildRequires:  swig3
 %else
 BuildRequires:  swig
 %endif
-%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1320
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module typing}
 Requires:       python-typing
-%else
-BuildRequires:  python2-typing
-%endif
-%ifpython2 && 0%{?suse_version} > 1320
-Requires:       python2-typing
-%endif
 %ifpython2
 Provides:       %{oldpython}-m2crypto = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      %{oldpython}-m2crypto < %{version}