diff --git a/qemu.changes b/qemu.changes
index 9002212..11718a1 100644
--- a/qemu.changes
+++ b/qemu.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 24 14:59:33 UTC 2020 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- BuildRequire pkconfig(systemd) instead of systemd: allow OBS to
+  shortcut through the -mini flavors.
+- Use systemd_ordering in place of systemd_requires: systemd is
+  never a strict requirement for qemu; but when installing qemu on
+  a systemd-managed system, we want system to be present first.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 14 18:10:53 UTC 2020 - Bruce Rogers <brogers@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index 60244de..209c622 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-base
 BuildRequires:  rdma-core-devel
 BuildRequires:  snappy-devel
 BuildRequires:  spice-protocol-devel >= 0.12.3
-BuildRequires:  systemd
-%{?systemd_requires}
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
+%{?systemd_ordering}
 %if %{kvm_available}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(udev)
 %endif
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ Requires(post): udev
 Supplements:    modalias(acpi*:QEMU0002%3A*)
 Supplements:    modalias(pci:v0000FFFDd00000101sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)
 Supplements:    modalias(pci:v00005853d00000001sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)
-%{?systemd_requires}
+%{?systemd_ordering}
 
 %description guest-agent
 This package contains the QEMU guest agent. It is installed in the linux guest