diff --git a/python-gobject.changes b/python-gobject.changes
index ca4d8b3..ad5b0a5 100644
--- a/python-gobject.changes
+++ b/python-gobject.changes
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ Sat Oct 24 23:21:59 UTC 2015 - zaitor@opensuse.org
   + Don't emit require_version warning if namespace was loaded
     previously using g_irepository_require (bgo#754491).
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 21 11:34:47 UTC 2015 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Explicitly define python build version.
+  Fixes incorrect autodetection in some situations
+  (such as devel:languages:python3 right now).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 22 07:35:55 UTC 2015 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/python-gobject.spec b/python-gobject.spec
index 36e8ef8..278d297 100644
--- a/python-gobject.spec
+++ b/python-gobject.spec
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ addon libraries such as pygtk.
 %build
 %if %{build_for_python3}
 export PYTHON=python3
+%else
+export PYTHON=python2
 %endif
 %configure \
 %if %{build_for_python3}
diff --git a/python3-gobject.changes b/python3-gobject.changes
index ca4d8b3..ad5b0a5 100644
--- a/python3-gobject.changes
+++ b/python3-gobject.changes
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ Sat Oct 24 23:21:59 UTC 2015 - zaitor@opensuse.org
   + Don't emit require_version warning if namespace was loaded
     previously using g_irepository_require (bgo#754491).
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 21 11:34:47 UTC 2015 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Explicitly define python build version.
+  Fixes incorrect autodetection in some situations
+  (such as devel:languages:python3 right now).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 22 07:35:55 UTC 2015 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/python3-gobject.spec b/python3-gobject.spec
index 712c740..091e9d0 100644
--- a/python3-gobject.spec
+++ b/python3-gobject.spec
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ addon libraries such as pygtk.
 %build
 %if %{build_for_python3}
 export PYTHON=python3
+%else
+export PYTHON=python2
 %endif
 %configure \
 %if %{build_for_python3}