diff --git a/util-linux.spec b/util-linux.spec
index dfb5b6c..ead67ef 100644
--- a/util-linux.spec
+++ b/util-linux.spec
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  utempter-devel
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
 Version:        2.24
 Release:        0
 # util-linux is a base package and uuidd pre-requiring pwdutils pulls