diff --git a/sane-backends.spec b/sane-backends.spec
index 9a38693..f46af2c 100644
--- a/sane-backends.spec
+++ b/sane-backends.spec
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ BuildRequires: gcc
 # genesys backend is not written in C++, so it is needed as buildrequire
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: gphoto2-devel
-BuildRequires: %{_bindir}/latex
+BuildRequires: texlive-base
 BuildRequires: libieee1284-devel
 BuildRequires: libjpeg-devel
 BuildRequires: libpng-devel