diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index b8b01b0..764c5d0 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ BuildRequires:  libpng-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtiff-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl(ExtUtils::MakeMaker)
 BuildRequires:  swig
-BuildRequires:  java-devel == 1.5
 BuildRequires:  update-alternatives
 BuildRequires:  apache2-devel
-BuildRequires:  java == 1.5
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.5
+BuildRequires:  java >= 1.5
 %if 0%{?sles_version} == 10
 %ifarch i586
 BuildRequires:  java-1_5_0-ibm-alsa