diff --git a/gnome-applets.spec b/gnome-applets.spec
index a8d9414..c15ffe9 100644
--- a/gnome-applets.spec
+++ b/gnome-applets.spec
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ BuildRequires:  which
 BuildRequires:  libtool autoconf gettext
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  gnome-icon-theme 
+BuildRequires:  perl-XML-Parser
 
 Requires:	gnome-panel >= %{gnome_panel_version}
 Requires:	libxklavier >= %{libxklavier_version}