diff --git a/mtools.spec b/mtools.spec
index 32d8658..e9eaea4 100644
--- a/mtools.spec
+++ b/mtools.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Patch0: mtools-3.9.6-config.patch
 Requires: info
 
-BuildRequires: texinfo, autoconf
+BuildRequires: texinfo, autoconf, lzip
 
 %description
 Mtools is a collection of utilities for accessing MS-DOS files.