diff --git a/python-zstd.changes b/python-zstd.changes
index 15f9efa..5f91da0 100644
--- a/python-zstd.changes
+++ b/python-zstd.changes
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar  4 13:22:52 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
+
+- Switch to pkgconfig style dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar  4 10:10:45 AM UTC 2019 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
 
 - Initial spec for v1.3.8.1, adding test-external.patch to allow
-  tests to run with an external library, and test-once to avoid
+  tests to run with an external library, and test-once.patch to avoid
   custom hack to run tests which actually runs them twice.
diff --git a/python-zstd.spec b/python-zstd.spec
index 6124b93..ed1e4b7 100644
--- a/python-zstd.spec
+++ b/python-zstd.spec
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ Patch0:         test-external.patch
 Patch1:         test-once.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
-BuildRequires:  libzstd-devel >= 1.3.8
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libzstd) >= 1.3.8
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description