diff --git a/dwarves.changes b/dwarves.changes
index e81186f..8d9121c 100644
--- a/dwarves.changes
+++ b/dwarves.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  5 12:14:24 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- lower requires to linux-glibc-devel 5.15, I don't see anything
+  depending on unreleased 5.16. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec  8 14:18:26 UTC 2021 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/dwarves.spec b/dwarves.spec
index 195ca91..9ddef59 100644
--- a/dwarves.spec
+++ b/dwarves.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package dwarves
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libdw-devel >= 0.171
 BuildRequires:  libelf-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 %if 0%{?have_libbpf}
-BuildRequires:  linux-glibc-devel >= 5.16
+BuildRequires:  linux-glibc-devel >= 5.15
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libbpf) >= 0.6.0
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zlib)