diff --git a/libkcapi.spec b/libkcapi.spec
index 8615011..3ef6d75 100644
--- a/libkcapi.spec
+++ b/libkcapi.spec
@@ -119,17 +119,12 @@ BuildRequires:  docbook-utils-pdf
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  git
 BuildRequires:  hardlink
+BuildRequires:  kernel-headers >= %{min_kernel_ver}
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  openssl
 BuildRequires:  systemd
 BuildRequires:  xmlto
 
-# To make sure this is not buildable nor installable if the
-# available Linux Kernel does not support the Linux Kernel
-# Crypto API User Space Interface.
-BuildRequires:  kernel-headers >= %{min_kernel_ver}
-Requires:       kernel         >= %{min_kernel_ver}
-
 # For ownership of %%{_sysctldir}.
 Requires:       systemd
 
@@ -427,10 +422,10 @@ popd
 %{_bindir}/kcapi*
 %{_mandir}/man1/kcapi*.1.*
 
-
 %changelog
 * Mon Jul 23 2018 Ondrej Mosnáček <omosnace@redhat.com> - 1.1.1-7
 - Add various fixes from upstream
+- Drop the Requires on kernel package
 
 * Mon Jul 16 2018 Ondrej Mosnáček <omosnace@redhat.com> - 1.1.1-6
 - Put .hmac files into a separate directory