diff --git a/python-s3transfer.changes b/python-s3transfer.changes
index ae7aafb..e41388d 100644
--- a/python-s3transfer.changes
+++ b/python-s3transfer.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr  7 07:46:02 UTC 2020 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
+
+- Fix build on SLE-12
+  + Add python to BuildRequires for suse_version < 1500
+  + Add python-scandir to BuildRequires for suse_version < 1500
+
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 Fri Mar 13 12:52:07 UTC 2020 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-s3transfer.spec b/python-s3transfer.spec
index e4860a2..353f961 100644
--- a/python-s3transfer.spec
+++ b/python-s3transfer.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module urllib3}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1500
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module scandir}
+BuildRequires:  python
+%endif
 %if %{with python2}
 BuildRequires:  python2-futures >= 2.2.0
 %endif