diff --git a/python-amqpstorm.changes b/python-amqpstorm.changes
index 2b28a27..f1f387a 100644
--- a/python-amqpstorm.changes
+++ b/python-amqpstorm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 19 10:19:40 UTC 2019 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
+
+- Fix build on SLE-12
+  + Add python to BuildRequires for suse_version < 1500
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun  7 14:46:15 UTC 2019 - Marketa Calabkova <mcalabkova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-amqpstorm.spec b/python-amqpstorm.spec
index 1d55dee..ada63ca 100644
--- a/python-amqpstorm.spec
+++ b/python-amqpstorm.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/eandersson/amqpstorm
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/A/AMQPStorm/AMQPStorm-%{version}.tar.gz
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1500
+BuildRequires:  python
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module mock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose-timer}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose}