diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
index 7ed330c..62ab71f 100644
--- a/baselibs.conf
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pam_pwquality
   requires "pam-<targettype>"
+  prereq "pam-config"
   supplements "packageand(pam_pwquality:pam-<targettype>)"
   post "%{_sbindir}/pam-config -a --pwquality || :"
 libpwquality1
diff --git a/libpwquality.changes b/libpwquality.changes
index dbc72d1..c787cbd 100644
--- a/libpwquality.changes
+++ b/libpwquality.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec 20 19:23:49 UTC 2023 - Giacomo Comes <gcomes.obs@gmail.com>
+
+- add: prereq "pam-config" in baselibs.conf
+  * post scriptlet in pam_pwquality-32bit runs: pam-config
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 26 10:03:04 UTC 2022 - Andreas Stieger <andreas.stieger@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/libpwquality.spec b/libpwquality.spec
index b6c5309..a685c5b 100644
--- a/libpwquality.spec
+++ b/libpwquality.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libpwquality
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed