diff --git a/python-cryptography.changes b/python-cryptography.changes
index 5f1d3dc..af38ba8 100644
--- a/python-cryptography.changes
+++ b/python-cryptography.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov  5 08:03:40 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Avoid using requires_eq, which after the last modifications
+  conflicts with python singlespec (order of expansion).
+
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 Tue Oct 22 13:26:21 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-cryptography.spec b/python-cryptography.spec
index 0ff25e7..4cc9f80 100644
--- a/python-cryptography.spec
+++ b/python-cryptography.spec
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libffi)
 # python-base is not enough, we need the _ssl module
 Requires:       python
 Requires:       python-bcrypt
-%requires_eq    python-cffi
+# assuming all python*-cffi packages have the same version
+Requires:       python-cffi = %(rpm -q --whatprovides python3-cffi --qf "%%{version}")
 %if %{with test}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module bcrypt}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module certifi}