diff --git a/paraview.spec b/paraview.spec
index 591186a..888fb4d 100644
--- a/paraview.spec
+++ b/paraview.spec
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libjpeg-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpng-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtheora-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
+BuildRequires:  protobuf-devel
 Requires:       hdf5 = %{_hdf5_version}
 Requires:       %{name}-data = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       %{name}-doc = %{version}-%{release}