diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index ca73ece..242f823 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Summary: The VIM editor
 URL:     http://www.vim.org/
 Name: vim
 Version: %{baseversion}.%{patchlevel}
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: Vim and MIT
 Source0: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unix/vim-%{baseversion}-%{patchlevel}.tar.bz2
 Source1: vim.sh
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ mv -f Makefile.tmp Makefile
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
 export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
 
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 31
+export LDFLAGS="%{build_ldflags} $(python3-config --libs --embed)"
+%else
+export LDFLAGS="%{build_ldflags} $(python3-config --libs)"
+%endif
+
 cp -f os_unix.h os_unix.h.save
 cp -f ex_cmds.c ex_cmds.c.save
 
@@ -784,6 +790,9 @@ touch %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/%{name}/vimfiles/doc/tags
 %{_datadir}/icons/locolor/*/apps/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 03 2019 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 2:8.1.1912-3
+- 1744956 - vim does not build with python3.8
+
 * Mon Aug 26 2019 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 2:8.1.1912-2
 - remove python2 interpreter - python2 will be retired soon.
 - use 'file' with '--mime' option - output is more stable