diff --git a/a2ps.spec b/a2ps.spec
index 6e6f18b..edad09a 100644
--- a/a2ps.spec
+++ b/a2ps.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Converts text and other types of files to PostScript
 Name: a2ps
 Version: 4.15.8
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 # several files in afm/, lib/, liba2ps/, src/ - GPL3+
 # gnulib files in lib/ - LGPL-2.1+
 # several files in lib/ - LGPL-3+
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ BuildRequires: libtool
 BuildRequires: make
 # for getting version of bundled gnulib
 BuildRequires: perl-interpreter
-# tools for manipulating with postscript docs
+# tools for manipulating with postscript docs - binaries needed includeres, psnup, psselect
 BuildRequires: psutils
 # makeinfo for info documentation
 BuildRequires: texinfo
@@ -124,9 +124,8 @@ Requires: emacs-filesystem
 Requires: file
 # for ps2pdf - PDF output, pdf2ps - PDF delegation
 Requires: ghostscript
-# postscript delegation
+# postscript delegation - needed for includeres, psnup, psselect
 Requires: psutils
-Requires: psutils-perl
 # set of recommended fonts, looks to be for postscript as well
 Requires: texlive-collection-fontsrecommended
 
@@ -317,6 +316,9 @@ exit 0
 %{_mandir}/man1/pdiff.1.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 21 2026 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 4.15.8-5
+- drop the dependency on psutils-perl (fedora#2502827)
+
 * Wed Jul 15 2026 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 4.15.8-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_45_Mass_Rebuild