diff --git a/cwcwidth.changes b/cwcwidth.changes
index 6b44883..4a56689 100644
--- a/cwcwidth.changes
+++ b/cwcwidth.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr  6 14:50:58 UTC 2021 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
+
+- added missing cython requirement
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr  5 01:36:20 UTC 2021 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/cwcwidth.spec b/cwcwidth.spec
index 5eb7acb..1339a72 100644
--- a/cwcwidth.spec
+++ b/cwcwidth.spec
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ Summary:        Python bindings for wc(s)width
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/sebastinas/cwcwidth
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/c/cwcwidth/cwcwidth-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -43,9 +44,6 @@ export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 %python_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}
 
-%check
-%pyunittest_arch -v
-
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc CHANGELOG.md README.md
 %license LICENSE