diff --git a/distcc.changes b/distcc.changes
index 482ad79..af3977f 100644
--- a/distcc.changes
+++ b/distcc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun 11 12:32:07 UTC 2019 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- BuildRequire pkgconfig(systemd) instead of systemd: allow OBS to
+  shortcut the build queues by allowing usage of systemd-mini
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat May 19 00:25:49 UTC 2018 - bjorn.lie@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/distcc.spec b/distcc.spec
index b96f88d..7b07d54 100644
--- a/distcc.spec
+++ b/distcc.spec
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python
-BuildRequires:  systemd
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(avahi-client)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk+-2.0)