diff --git a/autofs.spec b/autofs.spec
index 8775931..af36940 100644
--- a/autofs.spec
+++ b/autofs.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Summary: A tool for automatically mounting and unmounting filesystems
 Name: autofs
 Version: 5.1.1
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ BuildRequires: systemd-units
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: autoconf, hesiod-devel, openldap-devel, bison, flex, libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires: cyrus-sasl-devel, openssl-devel module-init-tools util-linux
-BuildRequires: nfs-utils e2fsprogs libtirpc-devel libsss_autofs
+BuildRequires: e2fsprogs libtirpc-devel libsss_autofs
 Conflicts: cyrus-sasl-lib < 2.1.23-9
 Requires: bash coreutils sed gawk textutils sh-utils grep module-init-tools /bin/ps
 %if %{with_systemd}
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ fi
 %dir /etc/auto.master.d
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 04 2015 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 1:5.1.1-6
+- remove unnecessary nfs-utils BuildRequires (bz1277669).
+
 * Mon Nov 02 2015 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 1:5.1.1-5
 - fix fix gcc5 complaints.
 - update libtirpc workaround for new soname.