diff --git a/update-alternatives.changes b/update-alternatives.changes
index 1ad69b2..62a6b3c 100644
--- a/update-alternatives.changes
+++ b/update-alternatives.changes
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Tue Nov  7 19:57:49 UTC 2017 - mpluskal@suse.com
 
 - Use dbpath macro for locationg rpm state directory
+- Require exactly same version of rpm we had when building to make
+  sure dbpath matches
 
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 Wed Aug  9 10:43:10 UTC 2017 - tchvatal@suse.com
diff --git a/update-alternatives.spec b/update-alternatives.spec
index 1337437..c662e34 100644
--- a/update-alternatives.spec
+++ b/update-alternatives.spec
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
+%requires_eq    rpm
 Requires(post): coreutils
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Provides:       alternatives = %{version}