diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index f697b7214b..855d6102a8 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1002,6 +1002,9 @@ Requires: cyrus-sasl
 # work correctly & doesn't have onerous dependencies
 Requires: cyrus-sasl-md5
 %endif
+%if %{with_libssh2_transport}
+Requires: libssh2 >= 1.3.0
+%endif
 
 %description client
 Shared libraries and client binaries needed to access to the