diff --git a/xCAT/xCAT.spec b/xCAT/xCAT.spec
index 7b77730a0..41aabf8c1 100644
--- a/xCAT/xCAT.spec
+++ b/xCAT/xCAT.spec
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ Provides: xCAT = %{version}
 Requires: xCAT-server xCAT-client perl-DBD-SQLite
 
 %ifos linux
-# yaboot-xcat is pulled in so any MN can manage ppc nodes
-Requires: atftp dhcp httpd nfs-utils expect nmap fping bind perl-XML-Parser vsftpd yaboot-xcat
+Requires: atftp dhcp httpd nfs-utils expect nmap fping bind perl-XML-Parser vsftpd
 %ifarch s390x
 # No additional requires for zLinux right now
 %else
-Requires: conserver
+# yaboot-xcat is pulled in so any MN can manage ppc nodes
+Requires: conserver yaboot-xcat
+%endif
 %ifarch ppc64
 Requires: perl-IO-Stty
 %endif
 %endif
-%endif
 
 %ifarch i386 i586 i686 x86 x86_64
 # All versions of the nb rpms are pulled in so an x86 MN can manage nodes of any arch.