diff --git a/libvirt-python.spec.in b/libvirt-python.spec.in
index 48a4933..2dfc84a 100644
--- a/libvirt-python.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt-python.spec.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Source0: http://libvirt.org/sources/python/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Url: http://libvirt.org
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: Development/Libraries
-BuildRequires: libvirt-devel >= @C_VERSION@
+BuildRequires: libvirt-devel == %{version}
 %if %{with_python2}
 %if %{py2_versioned_deps}
 BuildRequires: python2-devel
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 85af965..5e29c8a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ class my_sdist(sdist):
         f2 = open('libvirt-python.spec', 'w')
         for line in f1:
             f2.write(line
-                     .replace('@PY_VERSION@', self.distribution.get_version())
-                     .replace('@C_VERSION@', MIN_LIBVIRT))
+                     .replace('@PY_VERSION@', self.distribution.get_version()))
         f1.close()
         f2.close()