diff --git a/hwloc.changes b/hwloc.changes
index bc984ae..50e2bba 100644
--- a/hwloc.changes
+++ b/hwloc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 26 14:53:18 UTC 2023 - Callum Farmer <gmbr3@opensuse.org>
+
+- Remove libXNVCtrl support as it brings too many X dependencies
+  (bsc#1207545)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec 23 07:53:35 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/hwloc.spec b/hwloc.spec
index 4b9c252..22b42cd 100644
--- a/hwloc.spec
+++ b/hwloc.spec
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
-%bcond_without XNVCtrl
-%else
-%bcond_with XNVCtrl
-%endif
 %global lname libhwloc15
 Name:           hwloc
 Version:        2.9.0
@@ -36,9 +30,6 @@ BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libnuma-devel
-%if %{with XNVCtrl}
-BuildRequires:  libXNVCtrl-devel
-%endif
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl