diff --git a/perl-MRO-Compat.changes b/perl-MRO-Compat.changes
index ce7380a..f4ea280 100644
--- a/perl-MRO-Compat.changes
+++ b/perl-MRO-Compat.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  1 06:55:40 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- switch to perl_requires macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 11 20:01:05 UTC 2010 - chris@computersalat.de
 
diff --git a/perl-MRO-Compat.spec b/perl-MRO-Compat.spec
index 325cb3e..bc8005b 100644
--- a/perl-MRO-Compat.spec
+++ b/perl-MRO-Compat.spec
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod::Coverage) >= 1.04
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::More) >= 0.47
 BuildRequires:  perl(Class::C3) >= 0.20
-Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
+%{perl_requires}
 Requires:       perl(Class::C3) >= 0.20
 
 %description