diff --git a/lilv.spec b/lilv.spec
index bcd0efc..862ee6f 100644
--- a/lilv.spec
+++ b/lilv.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package lilv
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 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
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 %define soname 0
+%define sordversion %(pkg-config --modversion sord-0)
 
 Name:           lilv
 Version:        0.22.0
@@ -32,8 +33,6 @@ Patch0:         lilv-python-bindings-fix.diff
 
 # lilv 0.22 require new API of sord 0.13
 # Since sord soname unchanged from 0.12, explicitly require here.
-BuildRequires:  libsord-0-devel >= 0.13
-Requires:       libsord-0-0 >= 0.13
 
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-numpy-devel
 BuildRequires:  swig
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(lv2) >= 1.8.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(serd-0) >= 0.14.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sord-0) >= 0.13
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sratom-0) >= 0.4.0
 
 %description
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ A C library to make the use of LV2 plugins as simple as possible for application
 %package        -n liblilv-0-%{soname}
 Summary:        A C library to make the use of LV2 plugins as simple as possible
 Group:          System/Libraries
+# NOTE: This is the only way to ensure that the correct version of sord is installed.
+# rpmbuild ignores the Requires: tag here.
+Requires(pre):       libsord-0-0 = %{sordversion}
 
 %description    -n liblilv-0-%{soname}
 A C library to make the use of LV2 plugins as simple as possible for applications.
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ Lilv is a C library to make the use of LV2 plugins as simple as possible for app
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
+echo %{sordversion}
 
 %build
 # TODO: The numpy path here is a hack. Check how to properly fix it.