diff --git a/yast2-core.spec b/yast2-core.spec
index 01cb47b..2a18bf3 100644
--- a/yast2-core.spec
+++ b/yast2-core.spec
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ BuildRequires:  dejagnu
 Summary:        YaST2 - Core Libraries
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          System/YaST
-Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
+# the definition of perl version differs
+#Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
 
 %description
 This package contains the scanner, parser, and interpreter runtime