diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8fe17c312..a3629e944 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(setenv)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(unsetenv)
 
 efl_version="1.7.3"
+AC_SUBST(efl_version)
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/timerfd.h sys/ptrace.h arpa/inet.h netinet/in.h])
 
diff --git a/enlightenment.spec.in b/enlightenment.spec.in
index 5269993e5..6d718b8bc 100644
--- a/enlightenment.spec.in
+++ b/enlightenment.spec.in
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Vendor: %{?_vendorinfo:%{_vendorinfo}}%{!?_vendorinfo:The Enlightenment Project
 Distribution: %{?_distribution:%{_distribution}}%{!?_distribution:%{_vendor}}
 Prefix: %{_prefix}
 #BuildSuggests: xorg-x11-devel, XFree86-devel, libX11-devel
-BuildRequires: efl-devel, edje-devel, edje-bin
+BuildRequires: efl-devel >= @efl_version@, edje-devel, edje-bin
 BuildRequires: eeze-devel
-Requires: efl
+Requires: efl >= @efl_version@
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
 %description