diff --git a/ima-evm-utils.spec b/ima-evm-utils.spec
index db09790..58645fa 100644
--- a/ima-evm-utils.spec
+++ b/ima-evm-utils.spec
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ BuildRequires: libxslt
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: tpm2-tss-devel
-Requires: rpm-plugin-ima
 Requires: keyutils
 Requires: attr
 
diff --git a/ima-setup.sh b/ima-setup.sh
index 0f7421d..a997582 100755
--- a/ima-setup.sh
+++ b/ima-setup.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
 	usage
 fi
 
+echo "Installing prerequisite package rpm-plugin-ima"
+if ! dnf install rpm-plugin-ima -yq; then
+	echo "Failed to install rpm-plugin-ima, abort"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 # Add IMA signatures
 if test -f /run/ostree-booted; then
 	echo "You are using OSTree, please enable IMA signatures as part of the OSTree creation process."