diff --git a/python-slycot.changes b/python-slycot.changes
index 44ca0d4..b39e48d 100644
--- a/python-slycot.changes
+++ b/python-slycot.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jul 10 21:53:40 UTC 2022 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Restore finding correctly flavored f2py during build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jul  9 12:04:37 UTC 2022 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-slycot.spec b/python-slycot.spec
index f55831a..fcf5ab4 100644
--- a/python-slycot.spec
+++ b/python-slycot.spec
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ export CMAKE_GENERATOR="Unix Makefiles"
 # generic BLAS/LAPACK binaries so that update-alternatives can choose
 # the implementation for runtime.
 export BLA_VENDOR="Generic"
+%{python_expand # give the pep517 build the correct f2py flavor
+mkdir -p build/buildbin
+ln -s %{_bindir}/f2py-%{$python_bin_suffix} build/buildbin/f2py3
+}
+export PATH=$PWD/build/buildbin:$PATH
 %pyproject_wheel
 
 %install