diff --git a/gpsd.changes b/gpsd.changes
index 89c73b5..c09d766 100644
--- a/gpsd.changes
+++ b/gpsd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug  9 09:19:54 UTC 2016 - lnussel@suse.de
+
+- use pkgconfig(udev) to always allow using udev-mini
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  8 18:04:20 UTC 2016 - benoit.monin@gmx.fr
 
diff --git a/gpsd.spec b/gpsd.spec
index 8abeca6..cd23928 100644
--- a/gpsd.spec
+++ b/gpsd.spec
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  pps-tools-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  scons >= 2.0.1
-BuildRequires:  udev
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  xmlto
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(udev)
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1210
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 %systemd_requires