diff --git a/cairo.changes b/cairo.changes
index 500c208..302d7b0 100644
--- a/cairo.changes
+++ b/cairo.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
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 Fri Feb 16 14:30:02 UTC 2018 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
-- Add explicit buildrequire on zlib and xcb-render 
+- Add explicit pkgconfig(zlib) and (conditionalized on
+  build_xcb_backend) pkgconfig(xcb-render) BuildRequires: closer
+  alignment with what configure checks for.
 
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 Mon Dec 18 16:38:19 UTC 2017 - zaitor@opensuse.org
diff --git a/cairo.spec b/cairo.spec
index d3d45af..bf97e88 100644
--- a/cairo.spec
+++ b/cairo.spec
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(egl)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gl)
 %endif
 %if %{build_xcb_backend}
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb-render)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb) >= 1.6
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb-render) >= 1.6
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xcb-shm)
 %endif