diff --git a/python-argcomplete.spec b/python-argcomplete.spec
index 04ab59e..9bfb5d0 100644
--- a/python-argcomplete.spec
+++ b/python-argcomplete.spec
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ License:       ASL 2.0
 URL:           https://github.com/kislyuk/argcomplete
 Source0:       %{url}/archive/v%{version}/%{modname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
-BuildRequires: python-unversioned-command
 %if %{with check}
+# something in tests is invoking /usr/bin/python to test things
+BuildRequires: /usr/bin/python
 BuildRequires: tcsh
 %endif