diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index d1cff4caf6..2b58bf3a93 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -292,7 +292,11 @@ BuildRequires: libtool
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/pod2man
 %endif
 BuildRequires: git
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 27
+BuildRequires: perl-interpreter
+%else
 BuildRequires: perl
+%endif
 BuildRequires: python
 %if %{with_systemd}
 BuildRequires: systemd-units
diff --git a/mingw-libvirt.spec.in b/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
index 183346cf64..6b0ce0bf56 100644
--- a/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 # Need native version for msgfmt
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  python
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 27
+BuildRequires:  perl-interpreter
+%else
 BuildRequires:  perl
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  perl(Getopt::Long)
 %if 0%{?enable_autotools}
 BuildRequires: autoconf