diff --git a/dpdk.changes b/dpdk.changes
index 644780c..1c7ac05 100644
--- a/dpdk.changes
+++ b/dpdk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jun 20 14:21:26 UTC 2024 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- remove dependency on /usr/bin/python3 using
+  %python3_fix_shebang and %python3_fix_shebang_path macros
+  [bsc#1212476]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 12 08:50:25 UTC 2024 - Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
 
diff --git a/dpdk.spec b/dpdk.spec
index d128a32..91e5712 100644
--- a/dpdk.spec
+++ b/dpdk.spec
@@ -259,8 +259,9 @@ ln -s %{_bindir}/dpdk-devbind.py %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/dpdk_nic_bind
 %endif
 
 # Fix interpreter
-find %{buildroot} -name "*.py" -exec sed -i 's|python$|python3|' \{\} +
-find %{buildroot} -name "*.py" -exec sed -i 's|env python|python|' \{\} +
+%python3_fix_shebang
+%python3_fix_shebang_path %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}/examples/ipsec-secgw/test/*
+%python3_fix_shebang_path %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}/examples/pipeline/examples/*
 
 # Remove duplicates
 %fdupes %{buildroot}/%docdir