diff --git a/GeographicLib.spec b/GeographicLib.spec
index 9f942c7..e3b1e55 100644
--- a/GeographicLib.spec
+++ b/GeographicLib.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  nodejs-packaging
 BuildRequires:  octave-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 
 %description
 GeographicLib is a small set of C++ classes for performing conversions