diff --git a/netavark.spec b/netavark.spec
index f91ab3e..033993a 100644
--- a/netavark.spec
+++ b/netavark.spec
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ BuildRequires: %{_bindir}/go-md2man
 # but netavark 1.10.1 came with aardvark-dns 1.10.0
 #Recommends: aardvark-dns >= %{version}-1
 #Requires: (aardvark-dns >= %{version}-1 if fedora-release-identity-server)
-Recommends: aardvark-dns >= 1.10.0-1
-Requires: (aardvark-dns >= 1.10.0-1 if fedora-release-identity-server)
+Recommends: aardvark-dns >= 1.9.0-1
+Requires: (aardvark-dns >= 1.9.0-1 if fedora-release-identity-server)
 Provides: container-network-stack = 2
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: protobuf-c