diff --git a/subversion.changes b/subversion.changes
index 2e0e5c5..288511b 100644
--- a/subversion.changes
+++ b/subversion.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov  1 18:01:15 UTC 2017 - mpluskal@suse.com
+
+- Explicitly require python2
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct  9 10:30:38 UTC 2017 - vcizek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 25398af..b2f7700 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ BuildRequires:  libstdc++-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 # Python 2.7 or later is required to run autogen.sh
-BuildRequires:  python-devel >= 2.7
+BuildRequires:  python2-devel >= 2.7
 # Test dependency
 BuildRequires:  python-pysqlite
-BuildRequires:  python-xml
+BuildRequires:  python2-xml
 BuildRequires:  ruby-devel >= 1.8.2
 BuildRequires:  sqlite3-devel >= %{sqlite_minimum_version}
 BuildRequires:  swig