diff --git a/2ping.changes b/2ping.changes
index b21c99a..7fd3626 100644
--- a/2ping.changes
+++ b/2ping.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct  4 12:10:52 UTC 2023 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+
+- Remove dependency on /usr/bin/python3 using %python3_fix_shebang
+  macro, bsc#1212476
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct 15 11:48:55 UTC 2021 - Johannes Segitz <jsegitz@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/2ping.spec b/2ping.spec
index 2f67f8a..3a1c5cc 100644
--- a/2ping.spec
+++ b/2ping.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package 2ping
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Source1:        https://www.finnie.org/software/2ping/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz.
 Source2:        %{name}.keyring
 Patch0:         harden_2ping.service.patch
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel >= 3.6
 BuildRequires:  python3-distro
 BuildRequires:  python3-dnspython
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ install -Dp -m 0644 doc/2ping.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/2ping6.1
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}
 ln -sf %{_sbindir}/service %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/rc2ping
 
+# Fix python shebangs
+%python3_fix_shebang
+
 # create symlinks for man pages
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{_mandir}
 # create hardlinks for the rest