diff --git a/util-linux.changes b/util-linux.changes
index 5f97140..30d113b 100644
--- a/util-linux.changes
+++ b/util-linux.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar  8 22:22:38 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Use requires(post,verify) instead of the PreReq hammer
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar  8 10:08:45 UTC 2023 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/util-linux.spec b/util-linux.spec
index b1e170c..4fa6535 100644
--- a/util-linux.spec
+++ b/util-linux.spec
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  readline-devel
 BuildRequires:  utempter-devel
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
-PreReq:         permissions
+Requires(post): permissions
+Requires(verify):permissions
 # util-linux is part of VMInstall, but we can well build without it
 # Helps shorten a cycle and eliminate a bootstrap issue
 #!BuildIgnore:  util-linux
@@ -363,8 +364,9 @@ unique IDs (UUIDs).
 %package -n util-linux-tty-tools
 Summary:        Tools for writing to TTYs
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
-PreReq:         permissions
 Requires(pre):  group(tty)
+Requires(post): permissions
+Requires(verify):permissions
 Provides:       util-linux:%{_bindir}/mesg
 Provides:       util-linux:%{_bindir}/wall
 Provides:       util-linux:%{_bindir}/write