diff --git a/pkgconf.spec b/pkgconf.spec
index e7b352a..c0d13d1 100644
--- a/pkgconf.spec
+++ b/pkgconf.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 Name:           pkgconf
 Version:        1.8.0
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit
 
 License:        ISC
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ BuildRequires:  atf-tests
 
 # pkgconf uses libpkgconf internally
 Requires:       lib%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires:       system-rpm-config
 
 # This is defined within pkgconf code as a virtual pc (just like in pkgconfig)
 Provides:       pkgconfig(pkgconf) = %{version}
@@ -212,6 +211,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/aclocal
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 22 2023 Neal Gompa <ngompa@fedoraproject.org> - 1.8.0-6
+- Drop dependency on system-rpm-config (#2172406)
+
 * Fri Jan 20 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.8.0-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_38_Mass_Rebuild