diff --git a/persistent-4.2.4.2-switch-off-tests.patch b/persistent-4.2.4.2-switch-off-tests.patch
index 873f925..00d39d0 100644
--- a/persistent-4.2.4.2-switch-off-tests.patch
+++ b/persistent-4.2.4.2-switch-off-tests.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+Index: b/persistent/tests/test_timestamp.py
+===================================================================
 --- a/persistent/tests/test_timestamp.py
 +++ b/persistent/tests/test_timestamp.py
-@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ class PyAndCComparisonTests(unittest.Tes
+@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ class PyAndCComparisonTests(unittest.Tes
              c, py = self._make_C_and_Py(*args)
              self.assertEqual(repr(c), repr(py))
  
diff --git a/python-persistent.changes b/python-persistent.changes
index 94a18af..9be857b 100644
--- a/python-persistent.changes
+++ b/python-persistent.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar  5 12:14:02 UTC 2019 - Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@urpla.net>
+
+- Allow build with older distributions
+  (%autopatch macro needs an appended empty line)
+- Refresh patch persistent-4.2.4.2-switch-off-tests.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar  4 14:18:11 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-persistent.spec b/python-persistent.spec
index 364fa63..9e4eaf3 100644
--- a/python-persistent.spec
+++ b/python-persistent.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # spec file for package python-persistent
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
-# Copyright (c) 2013 LISA GmbH, Bingen, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2019 LISA GmbH, Bingen, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ This package contains the files needed for binding the %{name} C module.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n persistent-%{version}
-%autopatch -p1
 rm -rf persistent.egg-info
+%autopatch -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build