diff --git a/libguestfs.changes b/libguestfs.changes
index 1a650dc..1e7b39b 100644
--- a/libguestfs.changes
+++ b/libguestfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 23 15:35:28 CEST 2013 - ohering@suse.de
+
+- Remove BuildRequires: qemu-tools
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 23 11:40:31 CEST 2013 - ohering@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index c6c0238..3e4df53 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ Release:        0
 %define guestfs_docdir %{_defaultdocdir}/%{name}
 #
 Name:           libguestfs
-BuildRequires:  qemu-tools
 %if "%{?_ignore_exclusive_arch}" == ""
 ExclusiveArch:  %ix86 x86_64 ppc64
 %endif