diff --git a/lua-luv.changes b/lua-luv.changes
index eb7abe2..63fd7da 100644
--- a/lua-luv.changes
+++ b/lua-luv.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug  9 18:09:40 CEST 2019 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- devel package doesn’t need luv%{sover} package, when public
+  library is not built.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Aug  3 18:08:08 BST 2019 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/lua-luv.spec b/lua-luv.spec
index 7bbbfbd..dd385e6 100644
--- a/lua-luv.spec
+++ b/lua-luv.spec
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ soon we'll have a copy locally tailored for lua.
 Summary:        Header files for %{flavor}-%{mod_name}
 Group:          Development/Languages/Other
 Requires:       %{flavor}-%{mod_name} = %{version}
+%if %{with public_lib}
 Requires:       %{flavor}-libluv%{libluv_sover}
+%endif
 
 %description devel
 This subpackage contains header files for developing applications that