diff --git a/selinux-policy.spec b/selinux-policy.spec
index acd4db6..71d9084 100644
--- a/selinux-policy.spec
+++ b/selinux-policy.spec
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Source15: securetty_types-mls
 Url: http://serefpolicy.sourceforge.net
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch: noarch
-BuildRequires: checkpolicy >= %{CHECKPOLICYVER} m4
+BuildRequires: python checkpolicy >= %{CHECKPOLICYVER} m4
 Requires(pre): policycoreutils >= %{POLICYCOREUTILSVER} libsemanage >= 1.6.17-1
 
 %description