diff --git a/python313.changes b/python313.changes
index 5cc4eec..b7fac87 100644
--- a/python313.changes
+++ b/python313.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 27 09:09:00 UTC 2025 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+
+- Configure externally_managed with a bcond
+  https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Python:Externally_managed
+  bsc#1228165
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec  6 20:39:56 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
 
diff --git a/python313.spec b/python313.spec
index fec5acf..fb445e3 100644
--- a/python313.spec
+++ b/python313.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python313
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@
 %endif
 %endif
 
+# Only for Tumbleweed
+# https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Python:Externally_managed
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1600
+%bcond_without externally_managed
+%else
+%bcond_with externally_managed
+%endif
+
 %define         python_pkg_name python313
 %if %{without GIL}
 %define         python_pkg_name python313-nogil
@@ -796,7 +804,7 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libpython3.so
 rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/{python3,python3-embed}.pc
 %endif
 
-%if %{suse_version} > 1550
+%if %{with externally_managed}
 # PEP-0668 mark this as a distro maintained python
 sed -e 's,__PYTHONPREFIX__,%{python_pkg_name},' -e 's,__PYTHON__,python%{python_version},' < %{SOURCE4} > %{buildroot}%{sitedir}/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
 %endif
@@ -998,7 +1006,7 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/python%{python_version}.1%{?ext_man}
 %endif
 
-%if %{suse_version} > 1550
+%if %{with externally_managed}
 # PEP-0668
 %{sitedir}/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
 %endif