diff --git a/rpm/generic/zfs-dkms.spec.in b/rpm/generic/zfs-dkms.spec.in
index 97c811e247cb..c758baaad498 100644
--- a/rpm/generic/zfs-dkms.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/generic/zfs-dkms.spec.in
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ Source0:        %{module}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
+%if 0%{?dkms_version:1}
+Requires:       dkms = %{dkms_version}
+%else
 Requires:       dkms >= 2.2.0.2
+%endif
 Requires:       spl-dkms = %{version}
 Requires:       gcc, make, perl
 Requires:       kernel-devel