diff --git a/protobuf.changes b/protobuf.changes
index a9499e9..2a864ce 100644
--- a/protobuf.changes
+++ b/protobuf.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.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 16 00:19:18 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/protobuf.spec b/protobuf.spec
index 232ef7e..63fab10 100644
--- a/protobuf.spec
+++ b/protobuf.spec
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.6.0
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 %endif
 
-%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