diff --git a/python-2.7.17-switch-off-failing-SSL-tests.patch b/python-2.7.17-switch-off-failing-SSL-tests.patch
index 80b5588..af3bb8b 100644
--- a/python-2.7.17-switch-off-failing-SSL-tests.patch
+++ b/python-2.7.17-switch-off-failing-SSL-tests.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+---
+ Lib/test/test_ssl.py |    5 ++---
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
 --- a/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
 +++ b/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
 @@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ def skip_if_broken_ubuntu_ssl(func):
@@ -15,7 +19,7 @@
          self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_NONE)
          self._assert_context_options(ctx)
  
-+    @skip_if_broken_ubuntu_ssl
++    @unittest.skip("Test fails on SLE-12")
      def test__https_verify_certificates(self):
          # Unit test to check the contect factory mapping
          # The factories themselves are tested above
diff --git a/python-base.changes b/python-base.changes
index 12c4cd5..67b3814 100644
--- a/python-base.changes
+++ b/python-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun  7 15:37:43 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Fix the application of the python-2.7.17-switch-off-failing-SSL-tests.patch.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 30 10:43:13 UTC 2023 - Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index fae3e50..1aa7495 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -267,10 +267,12 @@ other applications.
 %patch40 -p1
 %endif
 %patch41 -p1
-%if %{suse_version} >= 1500
+%if %{suse_version} >= 1500 || (0%{?sle_version} && 0%{?sle_version} >= 120400)
 %patch47 -p1
 %patch48 -p1
-%else
+%endif
+# SLE-12 needs to skip more
+%if %{suse_version} == 1315
 %patch57 -p1
 %endif
 %patch49 -p1
diff --git a/python-doc.changes b/python-doc.changes
index 12c4cd5..67b3814 100644
--- a/python-doc.changes
+++ b/python-doc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun  7 15:37:43 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Fix the application of the python-2.7.17-switch-off-failing-SSL-tests.patch.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 30 10:43:13 UTC 2023 - Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/python-doc.spec b/python-doc.spec
index d1161c5..cbec239 100644
--- a/python-doc.spec
+++ b/python-doc.spec
@@ -201,10 +201,12 @@ Python, and Macintosh Module Reference in PDF format.
 %patch40 -p1
 %endif
 %patch41 -p1
-%if %{suse_version} >= 1500
+%if %{suse_version} >= 1500 || (0%{?sle_version} && 0%{?sle_version} >= 120400)
 %patch47 -p1
 %patch48 -p1
-%else
+%endif
+# SLE-12 needs to skip more
+%if %{suse_version} == 1315
 %patch57 -p1
 %endif
 %patch49 -p1
diff --git a/python.changes b/python.changes
index 12c4cd5..67b3814 100644
--- a/python.changes
+++ b/python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun  7 15:37:43 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Fix the application of the python-2.7.17-switch-off-failing-SSL-tests.patch.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 30 10:43:13 UTC 2023 - Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index 108221b..097b576 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -321,10 +321,12 @@ that rely on earlier non-verification behavior.
 %patch40 -p1
 %endif
 %patch41 -p1
-%if %{suse_version} >= 1500
+%if %{suse_version} >= 1500 || (0%{?sle_version} && 0%{?sle_version} >= 120400)
 %patch47 -p1
 %patch48 -p1
-%else
+%endif
+# SLE-12 needs to skip more
+%if %{suse_version} == 1315
 %patch57 -p1
 %endif
 %patch49 -p1