diff --git a/ci/jobs.sh b/ci/jobs.sh
index b9e0494338..9a1c668d2e 100644
--- a/ci/jobs.sh
+++ b/ci/jobs.sh
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ run_rpmbuild() {
 
     run_cmd rpmbuild \
                 --clean \
-                --nodeps \
                 --define "_without_$build1 1" \
                 --define "_without_$build2 1" \
                 -ta build/meson-dist/libvirt-*.tar.xz