diff --git a/netavark.spec b/netavark.spec
index 6acc5af..88497fb 100644
--- a/netavark.spec
+++ b/netavark.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Epoch: 2
 Name: netavark
 Version: 1.8.0
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0 and BSD and MIT
 ExclusiveArch: %{rust_arches}
 # this is needed for go-md2man
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Recommends: aardvark-dns >= 1.0.3
 Provides: container-network-stack = 2
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: rust-srpm-macros
+BuildRequires: systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires: git-core
 BuildRequires: protobuf-compiler
 BuildRequires: protobuf-c
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ go-md2man -in %{name}.1.md -out %{name}.1
 %{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 06 2023 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 2:1.8.0-3
+- require systemd srpm macros
+- Related: Jira:RHEL-2112
+
 * Mon Oct 02 2023 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 2:1.8.0-2
 - fix directory for systemd units
 - Related: Jira:RHEL-2112