diff --git a/rsyslog.spec b/rsyslog.spec
index 1288c8a..220561e 100644
--- a/rsyslog.spec
+++ b/rsyslog.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ BuildRequires: libestr-devel >= 0.1.9
 BuildRequires: libtool
 BuildRequires: libuuid-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
-BuildRequires: python3-docutils
+BuildRequires: python-docutils
 # make sure systemd is in a version that isn't affected by rhbz#974132
 BuildRequires: systemd-devel >= 204-8
 BuildRequires: zlib-devel