diff --git a/fasteners-monotonic.patch b/fasteners-monotonic.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c12d450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fasteners-monotonic.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/fasteners/_utils.py b/fasteners/_utils.py
+index c5418d7..e0eff38 100644
+--- a/fasteners/_utils.py
++++ b/fasteners/_utils.py
+@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
+ import logging
+ import time
+ 
+-from monotonic import monotonic as now  # noqa
++try:
++    from time import monotonic as now
++except ImportError:
++    from monotonic import monotonic as now
+ 
+ # log level for low-level debugging
+ BLATHER = 5
diff --git a/python-fasteners.spec b/python-fasteners.spec
index 1cdcf6a..7a6a696 100644
--- a/python-fasteners.spec
+++ b/python-fasteners.spec
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{pypi_name}
 Version:        0.14.1
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        A python package that provides useful locks
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
 URL:            https://github.com/harlowja/fasteners
 Source0:        https://codeload.github.com/harlowja/fasteners/tar.gz/%{version}#/%{pypi_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         fasteners-monotonic.patch
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 
@@ -56,41 +57,20 @@ A python package that provides useful locks.
 
 
 %prep
-%setup -qc
-mv %{pypi_name}-%{version} python2
-pushd python2
-
-# copy LICENSE etc. to top level dir
-cp -a LICENSE ..
-cp -a README.rst ..
-
-popd
-
-%if 0%{?with_python3}
-cp -a python2 python3
-%endif
+%autosetup -p1 -n %{pypi_name}-%{version}
 
 
 %build
-pushd python2
-%{__python2} setup.py build
-popd
+%py2_build
 
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
-pushd python3
-%{__python3} setup.py build
-popd
+%py3_build
 %endif # with_python3
 
 %install
-pushd python2
-%{__python2} setup.py install --skip-build --root %{buildroot}
-popd
-
+%py2_install
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
-pushd python3
-%{__python3} setup.py install --skip-build --root %{buildroot}
-popd
+%py3_install
 %endif # with_python3
 
 %check
@@ -116,6 +96,11 @@ nosetests-%{python3_version}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 29 2016 Matthias Runge <mrunge@redhat.com> - 0.14.1-6
+- Use time.monotonic if available (Python3 > 3.2)
+  patch thanks to Ville Skyttä (rhbz#1294335)
+- modernize spec
+
 * Tue Jul 19 2016 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.14.1-5
 - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Automatic_Provides_for_Python_RPM_Packages