diff --git a/libgphoto2.changes b/libgphoto2.changes
index c8e0e3c..04c2d08 100644
--- a/libgphoto2.changes
+++ b/libgphoto2.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 Thu Jun  9 14:29:12 UTC 2016 - meissner@suse.com
 
-- Prereq: udev in the library package for the hwdb refresher
+- require: udev in the library package for the hwdb refresher
   bsc#982339
 
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diff --git a/libgphoto2.spec b/libgphoto2.spec
index 8a66ad4..963bf59 100644
--- a/libgphoto2.spec
+++ b/libgphoto2.spec
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ Recommends:     %{name}-%{major}-lang = %{version}
 Summary:        A Digital Camera Library
 Group:          Hardware/Camera
 Recommends:     %{name}-%{major}-lang = %{version}
-PreReq:         udev
+Requires(post): udev
+Requires(postun): udev
 
 %package doc
 Summary:        A Digital Camera Library - documentation