diff --git a/make/project.conf b/make/project.conf
index e05b4bf1..e6a2a4b0 100644
--- a/make/project.conf
+++ b/make/project.conf
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ build = epel-release, pkgconfig
 release = rpm-build
 
 [pkg.requires.ubuntu]
-build = realpath, pkg-config
+build = pkg-config
 release = devscripts, debhelper, dput, libparse-debcontrol-perl, fakeroot, pkg-config
 
+[pkg.requires.ubuntu-16]
+build = realpath
+
+[pkg.requires.ubuntu-14]
+build = realpath
+
 [pkg.requires.suse]
 release = rpmbuild, pkg-config, python3-base