diff --git a/python-openapi-core.changes b/python-openapi-core.changes
index 3d942ad..e41228b 100644
--- a/python-openapi-core.changes
+++ b/python-openapi-core.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 10 14:50:55 UTC 2020 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
+
+- Properly conditionalize the python2 drop so it lets us backport
+  the packages
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan  9 18:01:55 UTC 2020 - Todd R <toddrme2178@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-openapi-core.spec b/python-openapi-core.spec
index dad0df6..8cc3e01 100644
--- a/python-openapi-core.spec
+++ b/python-openapi-core.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-openapi-core
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
-%define         skip_python2 1
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%define skip_python2 1
+%bcond_with python2
+%else
+%bcond_without python2
+%endif
 Name:           python-openapi-core
 Version:        0.12.0
 Release:        0
@@ -45,6 +50,16 @@ Requires:       python-openapi-spec-validator
 Requires:       python-six
 Requires:       python-strict-rfc3339
 BuildArch:      noarch
+%if %{with python2}
+BuildRequires:  python-backports.functools_lru_cache
+BuildRequires:  python-backports.functools_partialmethod
+BuildRequires:  python-enum34
+%endif
+%ifpython2
+Requires:       python-backports.functools_lru_cache
+Requires:       python-backports.functools_partialmethod
+Requires:       python-enum34
+%endif
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description