diff --git a/python-kmod.spec b/python-kmod.spec
index d135c23..90a53da 100644
--- a/python-kmod.spec
+++ b/python-kmod.spec
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ Name:           python-kmod
 License:        LGPLv2+
 Summary:        Python module to work with kernel modules
 Version:        0.9
-Release:        38%{?dist}
+Release:        39%{?dist}
 URL:            https://github.com/agrover/python-kmod/
 Source0:        https://github.com/downloads/agrover/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
-BuildRequires:  python3-Cython
+BuildRequires:  python3dist(cython) < 3
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python3
 BuildRequires:  kmod-devel
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Linux kernel modules, using libkmod.
 %doc COPYING.LESSER README
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 24 2023 Maurizio Lombardi - 0.9-39
+- Build for Cython < 3
+
 * Fri Jul 21 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.9-38
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_39_Mass_Rebuild