diff --git a/python3.13.spec b/python3.13.spec
index c16bc56..7df50c8 100644
--- a/python3.13.spec
+++ b/python3.13.spec
@@ -625,8 +625,12 @@ Requires: tzdata
 # We avoid this problem by requiring at least the same version of expat that
 # was used during the build time.
 # Other subpackages (like -debug) also need this, but they all depend on -libs.
+# Since expat 2.7.4, the library has versioned symbols and this is no longer needed,
+# as the generated requirement will be in the form of libexpat.so.1(LIBEXPAT_2.7.2) etc.
 %global expat_version %(LANG=C rpm -q --qf '%%{version}' expat.%{_target_cpu} | sed 's/.*not installed/0/')
+%if v"%{expat_version}" < v"2.7.4"
 Requires: expat%{?_isa} >= %{expat_version}
+%endif
 
 
 %description -n %{pkgname}-libs
@@ -805,7 +809,9 @@ License: %{libs_license} AND Apache-2.0 AND ISC AND LGPL-2.1-only AND MPL-2.0 AN
 Provides: bundled(libb2) = 0.98.1
 Provides: bundled(mimalloc) = 2.12
 Requires: tzdata
-Requires: expat >= %{expat_version}
+%if v"%{expat_version}" < v"2.7.4"
+Requires: expat%{?_isa} >= %{expat_version}
+%endif
 
 %description -n python%{pybasever}-freethreading
 The provisional Free Threading (PEP 703) build of Python.