diff --git a/darktable.spec b/darktable.spec
index 9b42a4c..43c4978 100644
--- a/darktable.spec
+++ b/darktable.spec
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ BuildRequires: lcms2-devel
 BuildRequires: lensfun-devel
 BuildRequires: libappstream-glib
 # libavif is not available in EPEL 8
-%if ((0%{?el} > 8) || (0%{?fedora} >= 33))
+%if ((0%{?el} > 8) || (0%{?fedora} >= 33)) && !0%{?flatpak}
 BuildRequires: cmake(libavif)
 %endif
 BuildRequires: libcurl-devel >= 7.18.0