diff --git a/libosmocore.spec b/libosmocore.spec
index 62c96aa..826894f 100644
--- a/libosmocore.spec
+++ b/libosmocore.spec
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ Patch1:         osmo-pkgconfig.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  automake >= 1.6
 BuildRequires:  libtool >= 2
-BuildRequires:  pkg-config
-BuildRequires:  python
+BuildRequires:  pkg-config >= 0.20
 BuildRequires:  xz
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpcsclite)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(talloc)