diff --git a/libosmocore.spec b/libosmocore.spec
index e11bdb1..43aa93e 100644
--- a/libosmocore.spec
+++ b/libosmocore.spec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libtool >= 2
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config >= 0.20
 BuildRequires:  xz
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpcsclite)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(talloc)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(talloc) >= 2.0.1
 
 %description
 libosmocore is a package with various utility functions that were