diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 8d8b900fbb..f9af330186 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ BuildRequires: python3-docutils
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: meson >= 0.54.0
 BuildRequires: ninja-build
-BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: git
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 BuildRequires: perl-interpreter
diff --git a/mingw-libvirt.spec.in b/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
index 0686cbaf78..288f533d52 100644
--- a/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libxslt
 BuildRequires:  python3
 BuildRequires:  perl-interpreter
 BuildRequires:  perl(Getopt::Long)
-BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  meson
 BuildRequires:  ninja-build
 BuildRequires: python3-docutils