diff --git a/python-nbxmpp.changes b/python-nbxmpp.changes
index e4bb4a6..95eef24 100644
--- a/python-nbxmpp.changes
+++ b/python-nbxmpp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 26 08:56:42 UTC 2021 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Version the typelib(Soup) BuildRequires to stick to 2.4: this is
+  what the code explicitly checks for (avoid choice with newer Soup
+  tyeplibs).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 18 12:27:11 UTC 2021 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-nbxmpp.spec b/python-nbxmpp.spec
index 689cda0..86ca9da 100644
--- a/python-nbxmpp.spec
+++ b/python-nbxmpp.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros >= 20200714
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module gobject-Gdk}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module idna}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module precis-i18n}
-BuildRequires:  typelib(Soup)
+BuildRequires:  typelib(Soup) = 2.4
 Recommends:     python-gssapi
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %{?python_enable_dependency_generator}