diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 15c6b39947..6bed33694d 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1008,6 +1008,9 @@ Requires: cyrus-sasl
 # work correctly & doesn't have onerous dependencies
 Requires: cyrus-sasl-md5
 %endif
+%if %{with_libssh2_transport}
+Requires: libssh2 >= 1.3.0
+%endif
 
 %description client
 Shared libraries and client binaries needed to access to the