diff --git a/selinux-policy.spec b/selinux-policy.spec
index 8e701099..0a9a48c1 100644
--- a/selinux-policy.spec
+++ b/selinux-policy.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 %endif
 %define POLICYVER 33
 %define POLICYCOREUTILSVER 3.3-5
+%define LIBSEPOL 3.4-1
 %define CHECKPOLICYVER 3.2
 Summary: SELinux policy configuration
 Name: selinux-policy
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 BuildRequires: python3 gawk checkpolicy >= %{CHECKPOLICYVER} m4 policycoreutils-devel >= %{POLICYCOREUTILSVER} bzip2
 BuildRequires: make
 Requires(pre): policycoreutils >= %{POLICYCOREUTILSVER}
+Requires(pre): libsepol >= %{LIBSEPOL}
 Requires(post): /bin/awk /usr/bin/sha512sum
 Requires: rpm-plugin-selinux
 Requires: selinux-policy-any = %{version}-%{release}