diff --git a/libnl3.changes b/libnl3.changes
index af55ea0..e28a779 100644
--- a/libnl3.changes
+++ b/libnl3.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr 25 14:35:55 UTC 2014 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- remove python-devel dependency 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Mar  9 17:27:56 UTC 2014 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/libnl3.spec b/libnl3.spec
index 5fbb7ec..cb8609a 100644
--- a/libnl3.spec
+++ b/libnl3.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  flex >= 2.5.19
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig >= 0.21
-BuildRequires:  python-devel >= 2.6
+# Only used if python/ subdir would be built, which is not and
+# is marked as 
+# "NOTE: The python wrapper is experimental and may or may not work."
+# BuildRequires:  python-devel >= 2.6
 BuildRequires:  xz
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes