diff --git a/python-nltk.changes b/python-nltk.changes
index 7d39b18..8f6b23c 100644
--- a/python-nltk.changes
+++ b/python-nltk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 30 17:16:13 UTC 2018 - guigo.lourenco@gmail.com
+
+- Depend on the full python interpreter to fix sqlite3 import
+  during %check
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 16 11:02:13 UTC 2018 - guigo.lourenco@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-nltk.spec b/python-nltk.spec
index 4a029a7..6d04a81 100644
--- a/python-nltk.spec
+++ b/python-nltk.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-nltk
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
+
+
 %{!?python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%define interps python python3
 
 %define pyname nltk
 Name:           python-nltk
@@ -25,10 +28,11 @@ License:        Apache-2.0
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Url:            http://nltk.org/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/n/nltk/%{pyname}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires:  %{interps}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module six}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Recommends:     python-gensim
 Recommends:     python-matplotlib
 Recommends:     python-numpy