diff --git a/cmake/plugin.cmake b/cmake/plugin.cmake
index 95cf9e2cd6e..cd4e4faaaf0 100644
--- a/cmake/plugin.cmake
+++ b/cmake/plugin.cmake
@@ -210,8 +210,9 @@ MACRO(MYSQL_ADD_PLUGIN)
 
         SET(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL ${CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL} ${ARG_COMPONENT})
         SET(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL ${CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL}  PARENT_SCOPE)
-        SET(CPACK_RPM_${ARG_COMPONENT}_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "MariaDB" PARENT_SCOPE)
- 
+        IF (NOT ARG_CLIENT)
+          SET(CPACK_RPM_${ARG_COMPONENT}_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "MariaDB" PARENT_SCOPE)
+        ENDIF()
         # workarounds for cmake issues #13248 and #12864:
         SET(CPACK_RPM_${ARG_COMPONENT}_PACKAGE_PROVIDES "cmake_bug_13248" PARENT_SCOPE)
         SET(CPACK_RPM_${ARG_COMPONENT}_PACKAGE_OBSOLETES "cmake_bug_13248" PARENT_SCOPE)