diff --git a/python-MarkupSafe.changes b/python-MarkupSafe.changes
index 0166606..31a9b37 100644
--- a/python-MarkupSafe.changes
+++ b/python-MarkupSafe.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jun 13 14:46:40 UTC 2021 - Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com>
+
+- skip building for Python 2.x
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun  1 10:23:06 UTC 2021 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-MarkupSafe.spec b/python-MarkupSafe.spec
index d768653..ec3b99e 100644
--- a/python-MarkupSafe.spec
+++ b/python-MarkupSafe.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 %bcond_without test
 %define oldpython python
+%define skip_python2 1
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-MarkupSafe
 Version:        2.0.1