diff --git a/claws-mail.spec b/claws-mail.spec
index 3225d3f..5653f6f 100644
--- a/claws-mail.spec
+++ b/claws-mail.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libetpan-devel >= 1.4.1
 %if !0%{?rhel}
 BuildRequires:  compface-devel
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  perl-devel perl(ExtUtils::Embed)
+BuildRequires:  perl-devel perl-generators perl(ExtUtils::Embed)
 BuildRequires:  libSM-devel
 BuildRequires:  NetworkManager-glib-devel dbus-glib-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool autoconf automake