diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index bbf9748582..b349d1bc7e 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ BuildRequires: yajl-devel
 %if %{with_sanlock}
 BuildRequires: sanlock-devel >= 2.4
 %endif
-BuildRequires: libpcap-devel
+BuildRequires: libpcap-devel >= 1.5.0
 BuildRequires: libnl3-devel
 BuildRequires: libselinux-devel
 BuildRequires: dnsmasq >= 2.41
diff --git a/m4/virt-libpcap.m4 b/m4/virt-libpcap.m4
index 8fa4889ec8..605c2fdea7 100644
--- a/m4/virt-libpcap.m4
+++ b/m4/virt-libpcap.m4
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_ARG_LIBPCAP], [
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_CHECK_LIBPCAP], [
-  LIBPCAP_REQUIRED="1.0.0"
+  LIBPCAP_REQUIRED="1.5.0"
   LIBPCAP_CONFIG="pcap-config"
   LIBPCAP_CFLAGS=""
   LIBPCAP_LIBS=""