diff --git a/plasma5-workspace.changes b/plasma5-workspace.changes
index 9b278ac..f441828 100644
--- a/plasma5-workspace.changes
+++ b/plasma5-workspace.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 28 11:46:36 UTC 2018 - fabian@ritter-vogt.de
+
+- Don't require plasma5-workspace in plasma5-workspace-devel,
+  it pulls in a lot of unnecessary requirements and can cause
+  build loops
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 27 15:40:48 CEST 2018 - fabian@ritter-vogt.de
 
diff --git a/plasma5-workspace.spec b/plasma5-workspace.spec
index 889e722..f3d0914 100644
--- a/plasma5-workspace.spec
+++ b/plasma5-workspace.spec
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ workspace.
 %package devel
 Summary:        The KDE Plasma Workspace Components
 Group:          Development/Libraries/KDE
-Requires:       %{name} >= %{version}
 Requires:       %{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       cmake(KF5SysGuard) >= %{_plasma5_version}
 Requires:       cmake(KF5Wayland) >= %{kf5_version}