diff --git a/ansible-core.spec b/ansible-core.spec
index 581abeb..da50bee 100644
--- a/ansible-core.spec
+++ b/ansible-core.spec
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ This package installs extensive documentation for ansible-core
 %autopatch -M 4999 -p1
 # Python 3.12 specific patches
 # Set `-D '_has_python312 1'` to test locally
-%if 0%{?_has_python312} || v"%{python3_version}" >= v"3.12"
+%if 0%{?_has_python312} || v"0%{?python3_version}" >= v"3.12"
 %autopatch -m 5000 -p1
 %endif