diff --git a/python-ldap.spec b/python-ldap.spec
index da77afe..14bb52f 100644
--- a/python-ldap.spec
+++ b/python-ldap.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libopenssl-devel >= 0.9.7
 BuildRequires:  openldap2
 BuildRequires:  openldap2-client
 BuildRequires:  openldap2-devel >= 2.4.11
-BuildRequires:  python-devel >= 2.3
+BuildRequires:  python-devel >= 2.7
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 Requires:       libldap-2_4-2 >= 2.4.11
 Requires:       python-pyasn1 >= 0.3.7