diff --git a/perl-File-MimeInfo.spec b/perl-File-MimeInfo.spec
index 04fa05e..a60172e 100644
--- a/perl-File-MimeInfo.spec
+++ b/perl-File-MimeInfo.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Run optional tests
 %{bcond_without perl_File_MimeInfo_enables_optional_test}
+# Require shared-mime-info to suppress warnings about missing
+# /usr/share/mime/globs
+%{bcond_without perl_File_MimeInfo_enables_shared_mime_info}
 
 Name:           perl-File-MimeInfo
 Version:        0.28
@@ -36,13 +39,17 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(Path::Tiny)
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod) >= 1.00
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod::Coverage) >= 1.00
+%if %{with perl_File_MimeInfo_enables_shared_mime_info}
 # needed for some tests otherwise there are warnings
 BuildRequires:  shared-mime-info 
 %endif
+%endif
+%if %{with perl_File_MimeInfo_enables_shared_mime_info}
 # there is also a mimeinfo.cache file created by desktop-file-utils
 # needed. It won't be there if building in a chroot, even if 
 # desktop-file-utils is installed if desktop-file-utils was never run.
 Requires:       shared-mime-info
+%endif
 Requires:       perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`perl -V:version`"; echo $version))
 Requires:       perl(File::BaseDir) >= 0.03
 Requires:       perl(File::DesktopEntry) >= 0.04