diff --git a/timezone-java.changes b/timezone-java.changes
index 43a9367..58c6f52 100644
--- a/timezone-java.changes
+++ b/timezone-java.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct  6 12:20:02 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- Require simply java, since with the new version of javazic, it
+  is possible to generate the timezone information using any java
+  version
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep 16 07:11:55 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
 
diff --git a/timezone-java.spec b/timezone-java.spec
index fda528f..f6c7853 100644
--- a/timezone-java.spec
+++ b/timezone-java.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 Name:           timezone-java
 BuildRequires:  java
-BuildConflicts: java >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javazic
 BuildRequires:  tzdb
 Summary:        Time Zone Descriptions
@@ -39,10 +38,11 @@ Patch3:         iso3166-uk.diff
 # COMMON-END
 # COMMON-END
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
-PreReq:         filesystem, coreutils
+Requires(pre):  filesystem, coreutils
 BuildArch:      noarch
 Provides:       tzdata-java = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       tzdata-java8 = %{version}-%{release}
+#!BuildIgnore:  tzdata-java tzdata-java8
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
diff --git a/timezone-java.spec.in b/timezone-java.spec.in
index 56a896a..d302396 100644
--- a/timezone-java.spec.in
+++ b/timezone-java.spec.in
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 Name:           timezone-java
 BuildRequires:  java
-BuildConflicts: java >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  javazic
 BuildRequires:  tzdb
 Summary:        Time Zone Descriptions
@@ -27,10 +26,11 @@ Group:          System/Base
 # COMMON-BEGIN
 # COMMON-END
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html
-PreReq:         filesystem, coreutils
+Requires(pre):  filesystem, coreutils
 BuildArch:      noarch
 Provides:       tzdata-java = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       tzdata-java8 = %{version}-%{release}
+#!BuildIgnore:  tzdata-java tzdata-java8
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
diff --git a/timezone.changes b/timezone.changes
index 43a9367..58c6f52 100644
--- a/timezone.changes
+++ b/timezone.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct  6 12:20:02 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- Require simply java, since with the new version of javazic, it
+  is possible to generate the timezone information using any java
+  version
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep 16 07:11:55 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com