diff --git a/0129-Revert-build-bump-dependency-on-libnftnl.patch b/0129-Revert-build-bump-dependency-on-libnftnl.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b1616c..0000000
--- a/0129-Revert-build-bump-dependency-on-libnftnl.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-From c5095be75ca5c3d2b1cbeaa9f466bc455eaeb4ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com>
-Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 17:02:39 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] Revert "build: bump dependency on libnftnl"
-
-This reverts commit 50564b7adda0853c52b68bfd48115c577436bf1c.
-
-RHEL has backported the relevant commits into libnftnl-1.1.5-3.el8, no
-need to enforce libnftnl-1.1.6.
----
- configure.ac | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 31a8bb261c437..bf28ee1dd7460 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if test "x$enable_nftables" = "xyes"; then
- 		exit 1
- 	fi
- 
--	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libnftnl], [libnftnl >= 1.1.6], [nftables=1], [nftables=0])
-+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libnftnl], [libnftnl >= 1.1.5], [nftables=1], [nftables=0])
- 
- 	if test "$nftables" = 0;
- 	then
--- 
-2.40.0
-
diff --git a/iptables.spec b/iptables.spec
index bdf52e7..6b3d4df 100644
--- a/iptables.spec
+++ b/iptables.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Name: iptables
 Summary: Tools for managing Linux kernel packet filtering capabilities
 URL: http://www.netfilter.org/projects/iptables
 Version: 1.8.5
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Source: %{url}/files/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1: iptables.init
 Source2: iptables-config
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ Patch125: 0125-arptables-Fix-parsing-of-inverted-arp-operation-matc.patch
 Patch126: 0126-arptables-Don-t-omit-standard-matches-if-inverted.patch
 Patch127: 0127-Revert-arptables-Check-the-mandatory-ar_pln-match.patch
 Patch128: 0128-extensions-SECMARK-Use-a-better-context-in-test-case.patch
-Patch129: 0129-Revert-build-bump-dependency-on-libnftnl.patch
 
 # pf.os: ISC license
 # iptables-apply: Artistic Licence 2.0
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ BuildRequires: bison
 BuildRequires: flex
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libmnl) >= 1.0
-BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libnftnl) >= 1.1.5-1
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libnftnl) >= 1.1.6
 # libpcap-devel for nfbpf_compile
 BuildRequires: libpcap-devel
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
@@ -523,6 +522,9 @@ done
 %doc %{_mandir}/man8/ebtables*.8*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 28 2023 Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com> - 1.8.5-2
+- libnftnl package was rebased, depending on 1.1.6 is fine
+
 * Wed May 10 2023 Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com> - 1.8.5-1
 - Rebase to version 1.8.5 plus upstream-indicated fixes
 - Fix for duplicate files in RPM due to imprecise globbing