diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 6cd0888e0c4c776714d3cb28561f5dfc8518ab34..7e1550e75e99fe5bd520b4000bd052270ea5caf0 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes).
 %package devel
 Summary: Libraries, includes, etc. to compile with the libvirt library
 Group: Development/Libraries
-Requires: libvirt = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: libvirt-client = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: pkgconfig
 %if %{with_xen}
 Requires: xen-devel