diff --git a/gssdp.changes b/gssdp.changes
index 29ed106..b4f59fd 100644
--- a/gssdp.changes
+++ b/gssdp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 27 16:34:54 UTC 2021 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Pass -Dsniffer=false to meson: Disable build of sniffer. Allows
+  to drop pkgconfig(gtk4) BuildRequires and helps eliminate a build
+  cycle.
+- Allow for easy toggling using bcond_with sniffer.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 20 11:15:50 UTC 2021 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/gssdp.spec b/gssdp.spec
index ed48334..63c85e2 100644
--- a/gssdp.spec
+++ b/gssdp.spec
@@ -16,27 +16,9 @@
 #
 
 
- #
-# spec file for package gssdp
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
-#
-# All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
-# remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
-# upon. The license for this file, and modifications and additions to the
-# file, is the same license as for the pristine package itself (unless the
-# license for the pristine package is not an Open Source License, in which
-# case the license is the MIT License). An "Open Source License" is a
-# license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
-# published by the Open Source Initiative.
-
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
-#
-
-# When bumping soname, do not forget to bump in baselibs.conf too.
 %define soname 1_2-0
 %define sover 1.2
-
+%bcond_with sniffer
 Name:           gssdp
 Version:        1.4.0.1
 Release:        0
@@ -46,14 +28,15 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 URL:            http://www.gupnp.org/
 Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/gssdp/1.4/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        baselibs.conf
-
 BuildRequires:  gtk-doc
 BuildRequires:  meson >= 0.54.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python3-gi-docgen >= 2021.1
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glib-2.0) >= 2.54
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gobject-introspection-1.0)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk4) >= 4
+%if %{with sniffer}
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk4)
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsoup-2.4) >= 2.26.1
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(vapigen)
 
@@ -105,7 +88,9 @@ announcement over SSDP.
 %build
 %meson \
 	-Dgtk_doc=true \
-	-Dsniffer=true \
+%if %{without sniffer}
+	-Dsniffer=false \
+%endif
 	-Dintrospection=true \
 	-Dvapi=true \
 	-Dexamples=false \
@@ -121,8 +106,10 @@ announcement over SSDP.
 %post -n libgssdp-%{soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libgssdp-%{soname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
+%if %{with sniffer}
 %files utils
 %{_bindir}/*
+%endif
 
 %files -n libgssdp-%{soname}
 %license COPYING