diff --git a/plexus-pom.spec b/plexus-pom.spec
index a0507c0..b984ebb 100644
--- a/plexus-pom.spec
+++ b/plexus-pom.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+%bcond_without bootstrap
+
 Name:          plexus-pom
 Version:       7
 Release:       1%{?dist}
@@ -9,6 +11,9 @@ Source1:       https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
 BuildArch:     noarch
 
 BuildRequires: maven-local
+%if %{with bootstrap}
+BuildRequires:  javapackages-bootstrap
+%endif
 
 # Test dependency that should be propagated down the POM hierarchy
 Requires:      mvn(junit:junit)