diff --git a/linbox.spec b/linbox.spec
index ee54ebe..783d3dc 100644
--- a/linbox.spec
+++ b/linbox.spec
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ BuildRequires:  openblas-devel
 BuildRequires:  blas-devel
 BuildRequires:  cblas-devel
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fflas-ffpack) >= 2.3.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fflas-ffpack) >= 2.5.0
 
 %description
 LinBox is a C++ template library for exact, high-performance linear