diff --git a/python-numexpr.changes b/python-numexpr.changes
index bc9d42a..4491cb7 100644
--- a/python-numexpr.changes
+++ b/python-numexpr.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 12 20:28:19 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python3.6 build (no numpy) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar  3 19:08:44 UTC 2021 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/python-numexpr.spec b/python-numexpr.spec
index 7b5e19f..1b2a3c5 100644
--- a/python-numexpr.spec
+++ b/python-numexpr.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%global skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-numexpr
 Version:        2.7.3
 Release:        0