diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index 2b5d310..b8b01b0 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ BuildRequires:  java == 1.5
 BuildRequires:  java-1_5_0-ibm-alsa
 %endif
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  libgcj-devel == 1.5
+BuildRequires:  libgcj-devel
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 # not needed fpr 5.4.0
 #Patch:          mapserver-5.2.1_buildchecks.patch