diff --git a/CMake/LofarCPack.cmake b/CMake/LofarCPack.cmake
index d7389614d5cfcf89a18377fc467018ff51c72e9f..c1fc8797ccde90daf2f599bf44a033e46402b424 100644
--- a/CMake/LofarCPack.cmake
+++ b/CMake/LofarCPack.cmake
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ set(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR ON)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE FALSE)
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE FALSE)
 set(CPACK_COMPONENTS_GROUPING ONE_PER_GROUP) #creates one package file per component group (one package file per lofar package)
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQ OFF) # AUTOREQ is a nice feaure, but it also detects 'packages' like casa, for which we do not have rpm's (yet). So currently disabled.
 
 #if we install in "/opt/lofar" or any other path starting with default unix directories
 # we do not want the install the /opt (or other default unix) dir, because that will conflict with rpm package "filesystem", which setsup the default linux filesystem