diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index e38bd93..5d70d75 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Requires:       util-linux
 Requires:       which
 Requires:       xz
 # needed for debuginfo generation
-Requires:       debugedit = 5.1
+Requires:       debugedit >= 5.0
 # drop candidates
 Requires:       cpio
 Requires:       file