diff --git a/python-HyperKitty.changes b/python-HyperKitty.changes
index 6504e2e..4ccdd20 100644
--- a/python-HyperKitty.changes
+++ b/python-HyperKitty.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec 19 07:17:03 UTC 2025 - Andreas Schneider <asn@cryptomilk.org>
+
+- If possible build for primary_python (fixes Leap 16.0)
+
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 Thu Dec 18 09:09:01 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-HyperKitty.spec b/python-HyperKitty.spec
index b3169be..83a8c51 100644
--- a/python-HyperKitty.spec
+++ b/python-HyperKitty.spec
@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@
 %global hyperkitty_services hyperkitty-qcluster.service hyperkitty-runjob-daily.service hyperkitty-runjob-daily.timer hyperkitty-runjob-hourly.service hyperkitty-runjob-hourly.timer hyperkitty-runjob-minutely.service hyperkitty-runjob-minutely.timer hyperkitty-runjob-monthly.service hyperkitty-runjob-monthly.timer hyperkitty-runjob-quarter-hourly.service hyperkitty-runjob-quarter-hourly.timer hyperkitty-runjob-weekly.service hyperkitty-runjob-weekly.timer hyperkitty-runjob-yearly.service hyperkitty-runjob-yearly.timer
 
 # keep in sync with python-postorius/python-mailman-web
-# Always only build one flavor: primary python for TW, python311 from the SLE15 python module for 15.x
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
-%define pythons python3
-%else
+# Always only build one flavor
+%if 0%{?sle_version} && 0%{?sle_version} < 160000
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
+%elif %{defined primary_python}
+%define pythons %{primary_python}
+%else
+%define pythons python3
 %endif
 %global mypython %pythons
 %global mypython_sitelib %{expand:%%{%{mypython}_sitelib}}