diff --git a/python-nitrate.spec b/python-nitrate.spec
index 7098e9a..44a2c06 100644
--- a/python-nitrate.spec
+++ b/python-nitrate.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source0: http://psss.fedorapeople.org/python-nitrate/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch0: Port-to-python-gssapi-from-pykerberos.patch
 
 BuildArch: noarch
+BuildRequires: git
 BuildRequires: python2-devel
 
 %global _description\