diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/amdsmi/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a3b53dd81..0519738af8 100644
--- a/projects/amdsmi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS "python3-argcomplete")
 set(CPACK_RPM_DEV_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS ${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS})
 set(CPACK_RPM_ASAN_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS ${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS})
 # python version gated by rhel8 :(
-set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "sudo, python3 >= 3.6.8, python3-pip, python3-setuptools, python3-wheel")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "sudo, python3 >= 3.6.8, python3-pip")
 set(CPACK_RPM_DEV_PACKAGE_REQUIRES ${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES})
 set(CPACK_RPM_ASAN_PACKAGE_REQUIRES ${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES})