diff --git a/logwatch.spec b/logwatch.spec
index 0544d6a..14d7ee8 100644
--- a/logwatch.spec
+++ b/logwatch.spec
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 Summary: A log file analysis program
 Name: logwatch
 Version: 7.5.5
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: MIT
 URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/logwatch
 Source0: logwatch-%{version}.tar.gz
 #Source0: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires: perl-generators
-Requires: grep mailx
+Requires: grep
+Requires: /usr/bin/mailx
 Requires: perl(Date::Manip)
 Requires: perl(diagnostics)
 Requires: perl(Errno)
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ echo "# Configuration overrides for specific logfiles/services may be placed her
 %{_unitdir}/logwatch.timer
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 02 2021 Lukas Nykryn <lnykryn@redhat.com> - 7.5.5-3
+- change the mailx dependency to a binary
+
 * Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 7.5.5-2
 - Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937