diff --git a/mpich.spec b/mpich.spec
index c4e62d9..b0269f0 100644
--- a/mpich.spec
+++ b/mpich.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BuildRequires:  hwloc-devel >= 2.0
 %if ! (0%{?rhel} >= 10)
 %ifarch x86_64
 BuildRequires:  infinipath-psm-devel
-BuildRequires:  json-c-devel
+# BuildRequires:  json-c-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpsm2-devel
 %endif
 %endif