diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index 7065c0b..1c053f2 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -132,9 +132,13 @@
 %endif
 
 # libfdt is only needed to build ARM, Microblaze or PPC emulators
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+%global need_fdt      0
+%else
 %if 0%{?system_arm:1}%{?system_microblaze:1}%{?system_ppc:1}
 %global need_fdt      1
 %endif
+%endif
 
 Summary: QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator
 Name: qemu
@@ -268,7 +272,7 @@ BuildRequires: bluez-libs-devel
 BuildRequires: brlapi-devel
 %if 0%{?need_fdt:1}
 # For FDT device tree support
-BuildRequires: libfdt-devel
+#BuildRequires: libfdt-devel
 %endif
 # For virtfs
 BuildRequires: libcap-devel