diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index aa4dc952..cd85ff1f 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 13 17:35:11 UTC 2014 - schwab@linux-m68k.org
+
+- Don't require non-existing binutils-gold
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 13 15:43:19 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
 
 - Avoid file conflict between udev and systemd (bnc# 868230)
- 
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 12 16:52:09 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index 8aa09434..ed8e8932 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ Provides:       %{real} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 BuildRequires:  audit-devel
 %if %{with compat_libs}
+# See gold_archs in binutils.spec
+%ifarch %ix86 %arm x86_64 ppc ppc64 ppc64le %sparc
 BuildRequires:  binutils-gold
 %endif
+%endif
 %if ! 0%{?bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  docbook-xsl-stylesheets
 %endif
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index aa4dc952..cd85ff1f 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 13 17:35:11 UTC 2014 - schwab@linux-m68k.org
+
+- Don't require non-existing binutils-gold
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 13 15:43:19 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
 
 - Avoid file conflict between udev and systemd (bnc# 868230)
- 
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 12 16:52:09 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 77d3e29f..f3a591aa 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ Group:          System/Base
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  audit-devel
 %if %{with compat_libs}
+# See gold_archs in binutils.spec
+%ifarch %ix86 %arm x86_64 ppc ppc64 ppc64le %sparc
 BuildRequires:  binutils-gold
 %endif
+%endif
 %if ! 0%{?bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  docbook-xsl-stylesheets
 %endif