diff --git a/python-sip.changes b/python-sip.changes
index ac5401c..675016e 100644
--- a/python-sip.changes
+++ b/python-sip.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Apr  3 17:22:56 UTC 2017 - hpj@urpla.net
+
+- Fix requires_python3_sip_api macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 29 15:38:33 UTC 2017 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-sip.spec b/python-sip.spec
index 4eb7466..221c399 100644
--- a/python-sip.spec
+++ b/python-sip.spec
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 #
 
 
+%define python_sip_api 12.1
+
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-sip
 Version:        4.19.1
 Release:        0
-%define python_sip_api 12.1
 Summary:        SIP tool to use python sip bindings
 License:        GPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0 or SUSE-SIP
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ echo "%%requires_python_sip_api Requires: %{python2_prefix}-sip(api) = %{python_
 %endif
 
 %if 0%{have_python3}
-echo "%%requires_python3_sip_api Requires: %{python3_prefix}-sip(api) = $sip_major.$sip_minor" > %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.%{python3_prefix}-sip
+echo "%%requires_python3_sip_api Requires: %{python3_prefix}-sip(api) = %{python_sip_api}" > %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.%{python3_prefix}-sip
 
 %py3_compile %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}
 %endif