diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/release.sh b/contrib/fedora/rpm/release.sh
index 2dd0845288..b91dfe541f 100755
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/release.sh
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/release.sh
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ ORIGIN=origin
 
 test -d "$DIR" &&
 cd "$DIR" &&
-test -f ./src/NetworkManagerUtils.h &&
 test -f ./contrib/fedora/rpm/build_clean.sh || die "cannot find NetworkManager base directory"
 
 RELEASE_MODE=""