diff --git a/mingw-libvirt.spec.in b/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
index 8f3f26d2d9..917d2143d8 100644
--- a/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 # Need native version for msgfmt
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  libxslt
-BuildRequires:  python2
+BuildRequires:  python3
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 27
 BuildRequires:  perl-interpreter
 %else