diff --git a/python-arabic-reshaper.changes b/python-arabic-reshaper.changes
index 9ecb36b..c726271 100644
--- a/python-arabic-reshaper.changes
+++ b/python-arabic-reshaper.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 13 15:59:32 UTC 2020 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- BuildRequire python-configparser only conditionally when using
+  python-base, aka python2.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 13 12:51:05 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-arabic-reshaper.spec b/python-arabic-reshaper.spec
index d3575ac..571cf64 100644
--- a/python-arabic-reshaper.spec
+++ b/python-arabic-reshaper.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-arabic-reshaper
 #
-# 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
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ Source:         https://github.com/mpcabd/python-arabic-reshaper/archive/v%{vers
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module future}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildRequires:  python-configparser
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires:  (python-configparser if python-base)
 Requires:       python-future
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %ifpython2