diff --git a/glusterfs.spec b/glusterfs.spec
index 22b9037..7235d38 100644
--- a/glusterfs.spec
+++ b/glusterfs.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 Requires(post): /sbin/chkconfig
 Requires(preun): /sbin/service, /sbin/chkconfig
 Requires(postun): /sbin/service
-BuildRequires: fuse-devel
 BuildRequires: python-devel
 %{!?_without_ibverbs:BuildRequires: libibverbs-devel}
 BuildRequires: flex, bison, byacc
@@ -53,11 +52,13 @@ This package includes libglusterfs and glusterfs translator modules
 common to both GlusterFS server and client framework.
 
 
+%if 0%{!?_without_client:1}
 %package client
 Summary: GlusterFS Client
 Group: Applications/File
 Requires: fuse
 Requires: %{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release}
+BuildRequires: fuse-devel
 
 %description client
 GlusterFS is a clustered file-system capable of scaling to several
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ called Translators from GNU Hurd kernel. Much of the code in GlusterFS
 is in userspace and easily manageable.
 
 This package provides the FUSE based GlusterFS client.
+%endif
 
 
 %package server