diff --git a/python-uvloop.spec b/python-uvloop.spec
index f8bb979..2dc18ab 100644
--- a/python-uvloop.spec
+++ b/python-uvloop.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ License:        MIT AND Apache-2.0
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            http://github.com/MagicStack/uvloop
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/u/uvloop/uvloop-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython >= 0.28}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module aiohttp}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module psutil}