diff --git a/python-Werkzeug.changes b/python-Werkzeug.changes
index fca3496..0468007 100644
--- a/python-Werkzeug.changes
+++ b/python-Werkzeug.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 19 09:02:49 UTC 2019 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
+
+- Fix build on SLE-12
+  + Add python to BuildRequires for suse_version < 1500
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 18 08:34:39 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Werkzeug.spec b/python-Werkzeug.spec
index 3419b27..a0f0bcd 100644
--- a/python-Werkzeug.spec
+++ b/python-Werkzeug.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ URL:            http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/W/Werkzeug/Werkzeug-%{version}.tar.gz
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 0001_create_a_thread_to_reap_death_process.patch bsc#954591
 Patch0:         0001_create_a_thread_to_reap_death_process.patch
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1500
+BuildRequires:  python
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module hypothesis}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module requests}