diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 4c9513d..43242c1 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ BuildRequires:  genisoimage
 BuildRequires:  gperf
 BuildRequires:  hivex-devel
 BuildRequires:  kernel-default
-BuildRequires:  kvm >= 1.1
 BuildRequires:  lvm2
 %if %suse_version >= 1220
 BuildRequires:  libconfig-devel