diff --git a/fwupd.spec b/fwupd.spec
index 45d3e22..97264a4 100644
--- a/fwupd.spec
+++ b/fwupd.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(cairo)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(colorhug) >= 1.2.12
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(efiboot)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(efivar)
+#!BuildIgnore: shim
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fwup) >= 5
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-2.0) >= 2.25.9
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-unix-2.0)