diff --git a/python-dmidecode.spec b/python-dmidecode.spec
index de21d72..86116fd 100644
--- a/python-dmidecode.spec
+++ b/python-dmidecode.spec
@@ -36,12 +36,16 @@ Patch2:         detect-lib-with-py3.patch
 # use sys.version_info instead of sys.version
 Patch3:         31-version_info-v-version.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
+%if 0%{?is_opensuse}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module libxml2}
+%else
 %if 0%{?sle_version} >= 150400
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module libxml2}
 %else
 BuildRequires:  %{oldpython}-libxml2-python
 BuildRequires:  %{oldpython}3-libxml2-python
 %endif
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros