diff --git a/rpm/podman.spec b/rpm/podman.spec
index 242ee13701..b3f7045b6f 100644
--- a/rpm/podman.spec
+++ b/rpm/podman.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 # include it. Official rawhide should be able to fetch the last active build of
 # gvproxy, the min version requirement has been removed to allow it.
 # Ref: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224434
-%if !%{defined copr_username} && 0%{?fedora} <= 38
+%if !%{defined copr_username} && 0%{?fedora} <= 37
 %define gvproxy_subpackage 1
 %endif
 
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ Recommends: %{name}-gvproxy = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 %else
 Recommends: %{name}-gvproxy
 %endif
+# gvforwarder subpackage exists only on f38 and higher as part of the
+# gvisor-tap-vsock package.
+%if %{defined fedora} && 0%{?fedora} >= 38
+Requires: gvisor-tap-vsock-gvforwarder
+%endif
 Provides: %{name}-quadlet
 Obsoletes: %{name}-quadlet <= 5:4.4.0-1
 Provides: %{name}-quadlet = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}