diff --git a/python-pymongo.spec b/python-pymongo.spec
index e637600..16a6a24 100644
--- a/python-pymongo.spec
+++ b/python-pymongo.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ URL:            https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pymongo/pymongo-%{version}.tar.gz
 # PATCH-FIX-SUSE: upstream does not care about 32bit
 Patch0:         mongodb-skip-test.patch
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros