diff --git a/cups-bjnp.spec b/cups-bjnp.spec
index 532f125..6dfbe52 100644
--- a/cups-bjnp.spec
+++ b/cups-bjnp.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Group		: System Environment/Daemons
 URL		: https://sourceforge.net/projects/cups-bjnp/
 BuildRoot	: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
+# cups is required so we can check that the backend directory is really correct
+BuildRequires:	cups
 BuildRequires:	cups-devel
 Requires: cups