diff --git a/stgit.spec b/stgit.spec
index 007c0c0..0df90b3 100644
--- a/stgit.spec
+++ b/stgit.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
+BuildRequires:  git-core
 
 Requires:       git-core