diff --git a/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg b/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg
index f3b2e6960..227f81574 100644
--- a/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg
+++ b/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ BuildRequires: python3dist(grpcio[protobuf])
 BuildRequires: python3dist(grpcio-tools)
 BuildRequires: git-core
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
-BuildRequires: (glibc-devel >= 2.38) or pkgconfig(libbsd-overlay)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(yaml-cpp)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libgpiod)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(bluez)
@@ -50,6 +49,13 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(x11)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libinput)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(xkbcommon-x11)
 
+# libbsd is needed on older Fedora/RHEL to provide 'strlcpy'
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 41 || 0%{?rhel} >= 9
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel >= 2.38
+%else
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libbsd-overlay)
+%endif
+
 Requires:      systemd-udev
 
 %description