diff --git a/meson-testsuite.changes b/meson-testsuite.changes
index c4d5160..e0ac44a 100644
--- a/meson-testsuite.changes
+++ b/meson-testsuite.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 22 17:47:29 UTC 2017 - sor.alexei@meowr.ru
 
-- Require the python3 package (boo#1068818).
+- Require python3-xml: mesonbuild/modules/qt5.py imports the xml
+  module (boo#1068818).
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 23 12:30:03 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
diff --git a/meson-testsuite.spec b/meson-testsuite.spec
index e749636..417fca5 100644
--- a/meson-testsuite.spec
+++ b/meson-testsuite.spec
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ BuildRequires:  boost-devel
 %endif
 %else
 Requires:       ninja
-Requires:       python3
+Requires:       python3-xml
 # meson-gui was last used in openSUSE Leap 42.1.
 Provides:       meson-gui = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      meson-gui < %{version}
diff --git a/meson.changes b/meson.changes
index c4d5160..e0ac44a 100644
--- a/meson.changes
+++ b/meson.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 22 17:47:29 UTC 2017 - sor.alexei@meowr.ru
 
-- Require the python3 package (boo#1068818).
+- Require python3-xml: mesonbuild/modules/qt5.py imports the xml
+  module (boo#1068818).
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 23 12:30:03 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
diff --git a/meson.spec b/meson.spec
index 2885fc8..6165c4b 100644
--- a/meson.spec
+++ b/meson.spec
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ BuildRequires:  boost-devel
 %endif
 %else
 Requires:       ninja
-Requires:       python3
+Requires:       python3-xml
 # meson-gui was last used in openSUSE Leap 42.1.
 Provides:       meson-gui = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      meson-gui < %{version}