diff --git a/utils/rpms/mercury.sh b/utils/rpms/mercury.sh
index 1e6ea021983..dc7f4b2f0ff 100755
--- a/utils/rpms/mercury.sh
+++ b/utils/rpms/mercury.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ clean_bin "${files[@]}"
 append_install_list "${files[@]}"
 
 ARCH="${isa}"
-DEPENDS=("(mercury-libfabric or mercury-ucx)")
+if [ "${OUTPUT_TYPE:-rpm}" = "rpm" ]; then
+	DEPENDS=("(mercury-libfabric or mercury-ucx)")
+else
+	DEPENDS=("mercury-libfabric | mercury-ucx")
+fi
 build_package "mercury"
 DEPENDS=()