diff --git a/libosmocore.spec b/libosmocore.spec
index 45740f0..62c96aa 100644
--- a/libosmocore.spec
+++ b/libosmocore.spec
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ Source:         %name-%version.tar.xz
 Patch1:         osmo-pkgconfig.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  automake >= 1.6
-BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  libtool
+BuildRequires:  libtool >= 2
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  python
 BuildRequires:  xz