diff --git a/_service b/_service
index ef312db..92683de 100644
--- a/_service
+++ b/_service
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <services>  
-  <service name="tar_scm" mode="localonly">
+  <service name="tar_scm" mode="manual">
     <param name="scm">git</param>
     <param name="url">https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3.git</param>
     <param name="filename">rpcs3</param>
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@
     <param name="exclude">*.props</param>
     <param name="exclude">*.sln</param>
   </service>
-  <service name="tar_scm" mode="localonly">
+  <service name="tar_scm" mode="manual">
     <param name="scm">git</param>
     <param name="url">https://github.com/intel/ittapi.git</param>
     <param name="filename">intel-ittapi</param>
     <param name="version">_none_</param>
   </service>
-  <service name="recompress" mode="localonly">
+  <service name="recompress" mode="manual">
     <param name="file">*.tar</param>
     <param name="compression">xz</param>
   </service>
-  <service name="set_version" mode="localonly">
+  <service name="set_version" mode="manual">
     <param name="basename">rpcs3</param>
   </service>
-  <service name="download_files" mode="localonly"/>
+  <service name="download_files" mode="manual"/>
 </services>
diff --git a/rpcs3.changes b/rpcs3.changes
index f9991f2..dabecd0 100644
--- a/rpcs3.changes
+++ b/rpcs3.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov 18 12:03:28 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- BuildRequire llvm-devel >= 17: this is what is documented to be
+  required according to BUILDING.md.
+- Change service definitions to 'manual' instead of 'localonly':
+  localonly keep on running the service on every local build
+  attempt.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Nov 17 11:46:36 UTC 2024 - i@guoyunhe.me
 
diff --git a/rpcs3.spec b/rpcs3.spec
index 5ca4cb3..72e0868 100644
--- a/rpcs3.spec
+++ b/rpcs3.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Source1:        intel-ittapi.tar.xz
 Patch1:         fix-test-files.patch
 Patch2:         fix-toolbar-color.patch
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  llvm16-devel
+BuildRequires:  llvm-devel >= 17
 BuildRequires:  cmake(x86-64) >= 3.14.1
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libcurl)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libedit)