diff --git a/patterns-server.changes b/patterns-server.changes
index 59751e0..7d782f5 100644
--- a/patterns-server.changes
+++ b/patterns-server.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 29 15:28:43 UTC 2023 - Dario Faggioli <dfaggioli@suse.com>
+
+- kvm_server pattern:
+  - require the basic libvirt modules and packages for a minimal
+    (but properly working) KVM host
+  - remove the direct dependency for qemu, as that now comes from
+    libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu
+
+This makes the kvm_server pattern a lot more useful, in contexts
+where recommended packages are not installed by default. On the
+other hand, everyone using it with recommended packages installation
+enabled, will see no difference at all.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May  4 20:57:18 UTC 2023 - James Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/patterns-server.spec b/patterns-server.spec
index 92f5f56..0b5976d 100644
--- a/patterns-server.spec
+++ b/patterns-server.spec
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ not make sense.
 
 This particular package contains all the server related patterns
 
-################################################################################
 
+################################################################################
 %package dhcp_dns_server
 %pattern_serverfunctions
 Summary:        DHCP and DNS Server
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ Provides:       pattern() = kvm_server
 Provides:       pattern-icon() = pattern-server
 Provides:       pattern-order() = 3099
 Provides:       pattern-visible()
+Requires:       libvirt-daemon-config-network
+Requires:       libvirt-daemon-driver-network
+Requires:       libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu
+Requires:       libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core
 Requires:       tftp
 Requires:       pattern() = basesystem
 Recommends:     libvirt-daemon-qemu
@@ -201,22 +205,6 @@ Obsoletes:      patterns-openSUSE-kvm_server < %{version}
 Provides:       patterns-sles-kvm_server = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      patterns-sles-kvm_server < %{version}
 %endif
-# fix issue because qemu-kvm is not present on all arch and
-# we would like to deprecate it for the futur (will be only
-# updated if already installed on the system)
-%ifarch %ix86 x86_64
-Requires:       qemu-x86
-%endif
-%ifarch ppc ppc64 ppc64le
-Requires:       qemu-ppc
-%endif
-%ifarch s390x
-Requires:       qemu-s390x
-%endif
-%ifarch %arm %arm64
-Requires:       qemu-arm
-Requires:       qemu-ipxe
-%endif
 
 %description kvm_server
 Software to set up a server for configuring, managing, and monitoring virtual machines on a single physical machine.