diff --git a/allow-numpy21.patch b/allow-numpy21.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82bfd78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allow-numpy21.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+see https://github.com/numba/numba/issues/9708
+--- numba-0.60.0/numba/__init__.py
++++ numba-0.60.0/numba/__init__.py
+@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
+                f"{numpy_version[0]}.{numpy_version[1]}.")
+         raise ImportError(msg)
+ 
+-    if numpy_version > (2, 0):
+-        msg = (f"Numba needs NumPy 2.0 or less. Got NumPy "
++    if numpy_version > (2, 1):
++        msg = (f"Numba needs NumPy 2.1 or less. Got NumPy "
+                f"{numpy_version[0]}.{numpy_version[1]}.")
+         raise ImportError(msg)
+ 
diff --git a/python-numba.changes b/python-numba.changes
index 285e3a1..67fd9e5 100644
--- a/python-numba.changes
+++ b/python-numba.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 23 11:08:52 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
-- allow numpy 2.1
+- add allow-numpy21.patch to allow numpy 2.1
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul  1 05:10:03 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
diff --git a/python-numba.spec b/python-numba.spec
index 5d1793d..90ad63e 100644
--- a/python-numba.spec
+++ b/python-numba.spec
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ExcludeArch:    s390x ppc64 %ix86 %arm
 %endif
 %endif
 
-Name:           python-numba%{?psuffix}
+Name:           python-numba
 Version:        0.60.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        NumPy-aware optimizing compiler for Python using LLVM
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ URL:            https://numba.pydata.org/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/n/numba/numba-%{version}.tar.gz
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE skip tests failing due to OBS specifics
 Patch3:         skip-failing-tests.patch
+Patch4:         allow-numpy21.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel >= 3.9}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy-devel >= %{min_numpy_ver} with %python-numpy-devel < %{max_numpy_ver}}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}