diff --git a/PyYAML.spec b/PyYAML.spec
index e1c28dd..6e2a0d8 100644
--- a/PyYAML.spec
+++ b/PyYAML.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           PyYAML
 Version:        5.1.1
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 %global uversion %{version}
 Summary:        YAML parser and emitter for Python
 
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libyaml-devel
 
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
-BuildRequires:  python2-Cython
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
@@ -73,9 +72,11 @@ rm -rf ext/_yaml.c
 
 
 %build
-%py2_build
 %py3_build
 
+# py2_build reuses Cython output from py3_build
+%py2_build
+
 
 %install
 %py2_install
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ rm -rf ext/_yaml.c
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 15 2019 Petr Viktorin <pviktori@redhat.com> - 5.1.1-2
+- Remove build dependency on python2-Cython
+
 * Fri Jun  7 2019 John Eckersberg <eck@redhat.com> - 5.1.1-1
 - New upstream release 5.1.1 (rhbz#1718110)