diff --git a/0001-Use-python3-explicitly.patch b/0001-Use-python3-explicitly.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d432b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Use-python3-explicitly.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From 77c42fd9e22797c4f04c8097372c4348e1c903b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
+Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 11:15:40 +1000
+Subject: [PATCH libevdev] Use python3 explicitly
+
+https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FinalizingFedoraSwitchtoPython3
+---
+ libevdev/make-event-names.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/libevdev/make-event-names.py b/libevdev/make-event-names.py
+index 44e1685..f100bbe 100755
+--- a/libevdev/make-event-names.py
++++ b/libevdev/make-event-names.py
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/env python
++#!/usr/bin/python3
+ # Parses linux/input.h scanning for #define KEY_FOO 134
+ # Prints C header files or Python files that can be used as
+ # mapping and lookup tables.
+-- 
+2.14.3
+
diff --git a/libevdev.spec b/libevdev.spec
index 630b797..f35a909 100644
--- a/libevdev.spec
+++ b/libevdev.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           libevdev
 Version:        1.5.9
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Kernel Evdev Device Wrapper Library
 
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev
 Source0:        http://www.freedesktop.org/software/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+Patch01:        0001-Use-python3-explicitly.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  automake libtool
-BuildRequires:  python2
+BuildRequires:  python3
 
 %description
 %{name} is a library to wrap kernel evdev devices and provide a proper API
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Utilities to handle and/or debug evdev devices.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
+%autosetup -p1
 
 %build
 autoreconf --force -v --install || exit 1
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
 %{_bindir}/libevdev-tweak-device
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 04 2018 Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@redhat.com> 1.5.9-3
+- Use python3 instead of python2
+- use autosetup
+
 * Thu Mar 15 2018 Iryna Shcherbina <ishcherb@redhat.com> - 1.5.9-2
 - Update Python 2 dependency declarations to new packaging standards
   (See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FinalizingFedoraSwitchtoPython3)