diff --git a/python-cairocffi.spec b/python-cairocffi.spec
index ef992d9..ed122f6 100644
--- a/python-cairocffi.spec
+++ b/python-cairocffi.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ URL:            https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cairocffi/
 Source0:        https://github.com/SimonSapin/cairocffi/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
-BuildRequires:  python2-devel python-setuptools python-sphinx
+BuildRequires:  python2-devel python-setuptools python-sphinx python-cffi
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel python3-setuptools
 %endif # if with_python3