diff --git a/libinput.changes b/libinput.changes
index 00d7f0c..918ff22 100644
--- a/libinput.changes
+++ b/libinput.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 26 10:25:10 UTC 2024 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- remove dependency on /usr/bin/python3 using
+  %python3_fix_shebang_path macro, [bsc#1212476]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 15 09:57:24 UTC 2024 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/libinput.spec b/libinput.spec
index 32bb7f7..625d65b 100644
--- a/libinput.spec
+++ b/libinput.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file
+# spec file for package libinput
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ done
 %endif
 
 %fdupes %buildroot/%_prefix
+%if %{suse_version} >= 1600
+%python3_fix_shebang_path %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/libinput/*
+%endif
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets -n %lname