diff --git a/python-xattr.changes b/python-xattr.changes
index b227fda..b2e54d4 100644
--- a/python-xattr.changes
+++ b/python-xattr.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 22 13:22:46 UTC 2018 - rjschwei@suse.com
+
+- Relax version constraint for cffi requirement
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 30 06:04:05 UTC 2017 - tbechtold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-xattr.spec b/python-xattr.spec
index c65a759..ac0d123 100644
--- a/python-xattr.spec
+++ b/python-xattr.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-xattr
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module cffi}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
-%requires_eq    python-cffi
+Requires:       python-cffi >= 1.11
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build