diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index eb4568411..c4e1a37f3 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ Requires: kernel-modules-uname-r = %{KVERREL}%{?variant}
 # List the packages used during the kernel build
 #
 BuildRequires: kmod, patch, bash, sh-utils, tar, git
-BuildRequires: bzip2, xz, findutils, gzip, m4, perl, perl-Carp, perl-devel, perl-generators, make, diffutils, gawk
+BuildRequires: bzip2, xz, findutils, gzip, m4, perl-interpreter, perl-Carp, perl-devel, perl-generators, make, diffutils, gawk
 BuildRequires: gcc, binutils, redhat-rpm-config, hmaccalc
 BuildRequires: net-tools, hostname, bc, elfutils-devel
 %if %{with_sparse}
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ Provides: installonlypkg(kernel)\
 AutoReqProv: no\
 Requires(pre): findutils\
 Requires: findutils\
-Requires: perl\
+Requires: perl-interpreter\
 %description %{?1:%{1}-}devel\
 This package provides kernel headers and makefiles sufficient to build modules\
 against the %{?2:%{2} }kernel package.\