diff --git a/python-mailmanclient.changes b/python-mailmanclient.changes
index 592894f..c91c8e9 100644
--- a/python-mailmanclient.changes
+++ b/python-mailmanclient.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 16 11:06:44 UTC 2020 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- be able to build also for 15
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  2 10:47:15 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-mailmanclient.spec b/python-mailmanclient.spec
index 6a1daea..61bb3d5 100644
--- a/python-mailmanclient.spec
+++ b/python-mailmanclient.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-mailmanclient
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ mailmanclient -- Python bindings for Mailman REST API
 %setup -q -n mailmanclient-%{version}
 
 %build
+%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1500
+export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+%endif
 %python_build
 
 %install
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ mailmanclient -- Python bindings for Mailman REST API
 #   File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/logging/handlers.py", line 933, in emit
 #     self.socket.send(msg)
 # OSError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor
+%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1500
+export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+%endif
 %pytest -k 'not using.rst'
 
 %files %{python_files}