diff --git a/element.spec b/element.spec
index 7b132f9..9f32ec4 100644
--- a/element.spec
+++ b/element.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Group:		Networking/Instant messaging
 URL:		https://element.io
 Source0:	https://github.com/vector-im/%{oname}/archive/v%{version}/%{oname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:	yarn
-BuildRequires:	nodejs
+BuildRequires:	nodejs >= 14.17.0
 BuildRequires:	git-core
 BuildRequires:  npm
 BuildRequires:  curl