diff --git a/glibc.spec b/glibc.spec
index 828d003..e1ae4ef 100644
--- a/glibc.spec
+++ b/glibc.spec
@@ -266,7 +266,9 @@ BuildRequires: valgrind
 # We use systemd rpm macros for nscd
 BuildRequires: systemd
 
-# We use python for the microbenchmarks
+# We use python for the microbenchmarks and locale data regeneration from
+# unicode sources (carried out manually). We choose python3 explicitly
+# because it supports both use cases.
 BuildRequires: python3
 
 # This GCC version is needed for -fstack-clash-protection support.