diff --git a/python-greenlet.changes b/python-greenlet.changes
index 804cac6..e695110 100644
--- a/python-greenlet.changes
+++ b/python-greenlet.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 27 10:27:38 UTC 2024 - ecsos <ecsos@opensuse.org>
+
+- Fix build error under Leap.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep 26 13:37:06 UTC 2024 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-greenlet.spec b/python-greenlet.spec
index 6056e06..aa59318 100644
--- a/python-greenlet.spec
+++ b/python-greenlet.spec
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module psutil}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
-BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1600
+BuildRequires:  gcc12
+BuildRequires:  gcc12-c++
+%else
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 %if %{with docs}
@@ -65,6 +71,10 @@ This package contains header files required for C modules development.
 sed -i '1{/env python/d}' src/greenlet/tests/test_version.py
 
 %build
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1600
+export CC=gcc-12
+export CXX=g++-12
+%endif
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-tree-dominator-opts -fno-strict-aliasing"
 %pyproject_wheel