diff --git a/python3-coverage.changes b/python3-coverage.changes
index a81f737..753cebd 100644
--- a/python3-coverage.changes
+++ b/python3-coverage.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep  6 09:28:27 UTC 2012 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Restore BuildRequires: python3  This package depends on hash
+  algorithms that are only available if python3 is installed,
+  python3-devel will not pull them in.  Building will fail if 
+  BuildRequires: python3 is removed.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May 23 07:30:09 UTC 2012 - highwaystar.ru@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python3-coverage.spec b/python3-coverage.spec
index 779f95f..0c7c0c2 100644
--- a/python3-coverage.spec
+++ b/python3-coverage.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/c/coverage/coverage-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+BuildRequires:  python3
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-distribute
 BuildRequires:  python3-xml