diff --git a/openvswitch.spec b/openvswitch.spec
index 0c132ebf2487967d2e02d25e8cef92a1ad6d128c..affa0cf743449199f0ab04c328dadbf77b3a63c5 100644
--- a/openvswitch.spec
+++ b/openvswitch.spec
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ This package provides IPsec tunneling support for OVS tunnels.
 %package dpdk
 Summary: Open vSwitch OpenFlow development package (switch, linked with DPDK)
 License: ASL 2.0
+Requires: openvswitch = %{version}-%{release}
 Supplements: %{name}
 
 %description dpdk