diff --git a/flatpak-builder.spec b/flatpak-builder.spec
index acd03ba..5e2062d 100644
--- a/flatpak-builder.spec
+++ b/flatpak-builder.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%global elf_version 0.8.12
 %global glib2_version 2.44
 %global ostree_version 2017.14
 %global flatpak_version 0.99.1
@@ -27,13 +28,14 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glib-2.0) >= %{glib2_version}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gobject-introspection-1.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(json-glib-1.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libcurl)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libelf)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libelf) >= %{elf_version}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsoup-2.4)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(ostree-1) >= %{ostree_version}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(yaml-0.1)
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/xmlto
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/xsltproc
 
+Requires:       elfutils-libelf%{?_isa} >= %{elf_version}
 Requires:       flatpak%{?_isa} >= %{flatpak_version}
 Requires:       glib2%{?_isa} >= %{glib2_version}
 Requires:       ostree-libs%{?_isa} >= %{ostree_version}