diff --git a/python-python-snappy.changes b/python-python-snappy.changes
index 173cacf..b38b033 100644
--- a/python-python-snappy.changes
+++ b/python-python-snappy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 13 17:13:23 UTC 2020 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- BuildRequire snappy-devel instead of pkgconfig(snappy): snappy
+  does not provide a pkgconfig file (anymore) and setup.py does
+  also not care for this.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Aug 16 21:22:31 UTC 2020 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-python-snappy.spec b/python-python-snappy.spec
index b7e8864..652bd5d 100644
--- a/python-python-snappy.spec
+++ b/python-python-snappy.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(snappy)
+BuildRequires:  snappy-devel
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description