diff --git a/python-jsonpickle.spec b/python-jsonpickle.spec
index e2031d1..ad0e2e5 100644
--- a/python-jsonpickle.spec
+++ b/python-jsonpickle.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module coverage}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pymongo}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
+# Provided by both python and python3
+BuildRequires:  python
 # /SECTION
 # SECTION python 2 test requirements
 BuildRequires:  python-enum34