diff --git a/javapackages-tools.changes b/javapackages-tools.changes
index 6a7393e..6bfd391 100644
--- a/javapackages-tools.changes
+++ b/javapackages-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 25 16:27:58 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Can't assume non-existence of python38 macros in Leap.
+  gh#openSUSE/python-rpm-macros#107
+  Test for suse_version instead. Only Tumbleweed has and needs the
+  python_subpackage_only support.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Nov 28 09:37:25 UTC 2020 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/javapackages-tools.spec b/javapackages-tools.spec
index 819c6f3..76e3a50 100644
--- a/javapackages-tools.spec
+++ b/javapackages-tools.spec
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module six}
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildArch:      noarch
-%if 0%{?python38_version_nodots}
-# if python multiflavor is in place yet, use it to generate subpackages
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
+# TW: generate subpackages for every python3 flavor
 %define python_subpackage_only 1
 %python_subpackages
 %else