diff --git a/kexec-tools.spec b/kexec-tools.spec
index 3129650..b171e8c 100644
--- a/kexec-tools.spec
+++ b/kexec-tools.spec
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ Requires(post): systemd-units
 Requires(preun): systemd-units
 Requires(postun): systemd-units
 Requires(pre): coreutils sed zlib 
-Requires: dracut, dracut-network, ethtool
+Requires: dracut >= 044-75
+Requires: dracut-network, ethtool
 BuildRequires: zlib-devel zlib zlib-static elfutils-devel-static glib2-devel bzip2-devel ncurses-devel bison flex lzo-devel snappy-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig intltool gettext 
 BuildRequires: systemd-units