diff --git a/template.spec b/template.spec
index 9464505..98106da 100644
--- a/template.spec
+++ b/template.spec
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 %global _description %{expand:
 {{description}}}
 
-{% for br in manual_build_requires %}BuildRequires:  {{br}}
-{% endfor %}
+{% if manual_build_requires -%}
+{% for br in manual_build_requires -%}
+BuildRequires:  {{br}}
+{% endfor -%}
+{% endif %}
 %description %_description
 
 %package -n     python3-{{name}}