diff --git a/python-Kivy.changes b/python-Kivy.changes
index eef89c8..e28d1c0 100644
--- a/python-Kivy.changes
+++ b/python-Kivy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 17 07:43:47 UTC 2025 - Bernhard Wiedemann <bwiedemann@suse.com>
+
+- Use double-quotes around %_smp_mflags in case it expands to a variable
+  (boo#1237231)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan  8 11:11:39 UTC 2025 - Nico Krapp <nico.krapp@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Kivy.spec b/python-Kivy.spec
index d66323e..9256208 100644
--- a/python-Kivy.spec
+++ b/python-Kivy.spec
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export KIVY_SPLIT_EXAMPLES=1
 # create docs
 pushd doc
 sed -e '/^PYTHON/ s|python|%{__mypython}|' \
-    -e '/^SPHINXOPTS	/s/$/ %{?_smp_mflags}/' \
+    -e "/^SPHINXOPTS	/s/\$/ %{?_smp_mflags}/" \
     -i Makefile
 export PYTHONPATH=`ls -d ../build/lib*`
 make %{?_smp_mflags} PYTHON=%{__mypython} html && rm -r build/html/.buildinfo