diff --git a/libguestfs.changes b/libguestfs.changes
index 32a236f..089b0c1 100644
--- a/libguestfs.changes
+++ b/libguestfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb  7 15:23:07 MST 2022 - carnold@suse.com
+
+- bsc#1195415 - libguestfs: consider dropping build requirement on
+  systemd-sysvinit 
+  libguestfs.spec
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 26 20:44:52 MDT 2021 - carnold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index d35943d..e5c1e60 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libguestfs
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2011 Michal Hrusecky <mhrusecky@novell.com>
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ BuildRequires:  strace
 BuildRequires:  syslinux
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  ldmtool
-BuildRequires:  systemd-sysvinit
 BuildRequires:  tar
 BuildRequires:  terminfo-base
 BuildRequires:  tunctl