diff --git a/virt-v2v.spec b/virt-v2v.spec
index 10cf1c3..1bdb6ec 100644
--- a/virt-v2v.spec
+++ b/virt-v2v.spec
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ Requires:      gawk
 Requires:      gzip
 Requires:      unzip
 Requires:      curl
+Requires:      %{_bindir}/scp >= 8.7p1
 Requires:      %{_bindir}/virsh
 
 # Ensure the UEFI firmware is available, to properly convert