diff --git a/console-setup.changes b/console-setup.changes
index 0cae992..5b1c7da 100644
--- a/console-setup.changes
+++ b/console-setup.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 28 10:11:45 UTC 2016 - sndirsch@suse.com
+
+- removed unneeded requires to kbd in order to resolve build cycle
+  kbd <-> console-setup (bnc#963942)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 26 00:45:25 UTC 2015 - zaitor@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/console-setup.spec b/console-setup.spec
index 9bdd433..2e7fca2 100644
--- a/console-setup.spec
+++ b/console-setup.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package console-setup
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 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
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Patch1:         console-setup-1.76-fsf-address.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  perl
 BuildRequires:  perl(encoding)
-Requires:       kbd
 # require 'xkeyboard-config' to have X Window keyboard descriptions?
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build