diff --git a/python-multidict.changes b/python-multidict.changes
index 725d462..88c8ee4 100644
--- a/python-multidict.changes
+++ b/python-multidict.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep  3 17:09:12 UTC 2018 - Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@urpla.net>
+
+- don't depend on a certain python devel package, avoids:
+    nothing provides python2-devel >= 3.4.1
+  such a version will never exist!
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 29 10:48:21 UTC 2018 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-multidict.spec b/python-multidict.spec
index 04b1510..fc92ece 100644
--- a/python-multidict.spec
+++ b/python-multidict.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/aio-libs/multidict
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/m/multidict/multidict-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel >= 3.4.1}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-runner}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}