diff --git a/SLOF.spec b/SLOF.spec
index 11d9b55..a9f3146 100644
--- a/SLOF.spec
+++ b/SLOF.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  ppc64le
 %endif
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  perl
 BuildRequires:  perl(Data::Dumper)