diff --git a/libvirt.changes b/libvirt.changes
index 1de210c..05a3006 100644
--- a/libvirt.changes
+++ b/libvirt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 16 18:13:18 UTC 2016 - jfehlig@suse.com
+
+- spec: explicitly set qemu-bridge-helper path to /usr/lib/
+  bsc#999070
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov  8 10:18:44 UTC 2016 - cbosdonnat@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libvirt.spec b/libvirt.spec
index a21acae..39eb39e 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec
+++ b/libvirt.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libvirt
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -300,11 +300,6 @@ BuildRequires:  numad
 %if %{with_wireshark}
 BuildRequires:  wireshark-devel >= 1.12.1
 %endif
-%if %{with_qemu}
-# BuildRequire qemu-tools so configure can detect qemu-bridge-helper
-# path.
-BuildRequires:  qemu-tools
-%endif
 
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz.asc
@@ -714,9 +709,9 @@ capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes).
 
 %package libs
 Summary:        Client side libraries
-Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 # So remote clients can access libvirt over SSH tunnel
 # (client invokes 'nc' against the UNIX socket on the server)
+Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Requires:       netcat-openbsd
 # Not technically required, but makes 'out-of-box' config
 # work correctly & doesn't have onerous dependencies
@@ -984,7 +979,8 @@ export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
            %{arg_init_script} \
            ac_cv_path_MODPROBE=/sbin/modprobe \
            ac_cv_path_UDEVADM=/sbin/udevadm \
-           ac_cv_path_SHOWMOUNT=/usr/sbin/showmount
+           ac_cv_path_SHOWMOUNT=/usr/sbin/showmount \
+           ac_cv_path_QEMU_BRIDGE_HELPER=/usr/lib/qemu-bridge-helper
 make V=1 %{?jobs:-j%jobs} DOCS_DIR=%{_docdir}/%{name}-python EXAMPLE_DIR=%{_docdir}/%{name}-python/examples HTML_DIR=%{_docdir}/%{name}
 gzip -9 ChangeLog