diff --git a/subversion.changes b/subversion.changes
index f367149..88f6061 100644
--- a/subversion.changes
+++ b/subversion.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul 25 12:32:43 UTC 2018 - tchvatal@suse.com
+
+- Use macro to compile python objects, do not do it by hand
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 27 18:31:07 UTC 2018 - antoine.belvire@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 5349d35..c0a0291 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install-swig-py install-swig-pl install-javahl install
 make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install-ctypes-python
 # remove csvn .pyc files and recompile them because they contain the $RPM_BUILD_ROOT path:
 find "%{buildroot}%{python_sitelib}/csvn/" -name "*.pyc" | xargs rm -f
-python "%{py_libdir}/compileall.py" -f -d "%{python_sitelib}/csvn" "%{buildroot}/%{python_sitelib}/csvn"
+%py_compile %{buildroot}/%{python_sitelib}/csvn
 %endif
 
 %perl_process_packlist