diff --git a/dictd.changes b/dictd.changes
index f3aa508..8797d67 100644
--- a/dictd.changes
+++ b/dictd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun  5 15:29:38 UTC 2019 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- BuildRequire pkgconfig(systemd) instead of systemd: allow OBS to
+  make the build dep chain cheaper by using systemd-mini.
+- USe systemd_ordering instead of systemd_requires: only ask for
+  systemd to be early in the transaction, but don't forcibly
+  require systemd to be present.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr 24 12:04:26 CEST 2019 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/dictd.spec b/dictd.spec
index 79d1ef9..5e29df5 100644
--- a/dictd.spec
+++ b/dictd.spec
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libdbi-devel
 BuildRequires:  libmaa-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
-BuildRequires:  systemd
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 # libtool-ltdl-devel  byacc
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
-%{?systemd_requires}
+%{?systemd_ordering}
 %endif
 
 %description