diff --git a/openvas-scanner.spec b/openvas-scanner.spec
index 757c0a3..3523643 100644
--- a/openvas-scanner.spec
+++ b/openvas-scanner.spec
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ BuildRequires:	gpgme-devel
 BuildRequires:  libksba-devel
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:	systemd-units
+BuildRequires:	libgcrypt-devel
 
 # This is introduced to accomodate difference in RHEL5/CentOS5
 %if %{defined rhel}