diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index e52fd9d063..b9f1e30906 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ BuildRequires: sanlock-devel >= 2.4
 BuildRequires: libpcap-devel >= 1.5.0
 BuildRequires: libnl3-devel
 BuildRequires: libselinux-devel
-BuildRequires: dnsmasq >= 2.41
 BuildRequires: iptables
 BuildRequires: ebtables
 BuildRequires: module-init-tools