diff --git a/perf.changes b/perf.changes
index 2466f75..d6c5533 100644
--- a/perf.changes
+++ b/perf.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Mar  1 00:24:03 UTC 2025 - Tony Jones <tonyj@suse.com>
+
+- Drop "Requires: libebl" on ppc64.  This requirement no longer exists,
+  neither does (in SLE-16) the package.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Feb 08 00:11:23 UTC 2025 - Tony Jones <tonyj@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/perf.spec b/perf.spec
index 6b28cd9..ac5f728 100644
--- a/perf.spec
+++ b/perf.spec
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libnuma-devel
 BuildRequires:  libunwind-devel
 %endif
 
-# dl_open requirement so not autodetected
-%ifarch ppc64 ppc64le
-Requires:       libebl
-%endif
-
 %{perl_requires}
 %{?libperl_requires}