diff --git a/python-Babel.changes b/python-Babel.changes
index dde7287..1577289 100644
--- a/python-Babel.changes
+++ b/python-Babel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan  7 14:54:43 UTC 2014 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Bring back argparse requirement for SP3
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 24 10:59:04 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-Babel.spec b/python-Babel.spec
index 3e90acd..1510e11 100644
--- a/python-Babel.spec
+++ b/python-Babel.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-Babel
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 Provides:       python-babel = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      python-babel < %{version}
 %if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
+BuildRequires:  python-argparse
+Requires:       python-argparse
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
 %else
 BuildArch:      noarch