diff --git a/stomppy.spec b/stomppy.spec
index 8f8e921..7ba9d88 100644
--- a/stomppy.spec
+++ b/stomppy.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 
+%if 0%{?el4}%{?el5}
+Requires: python-ssl
+%endif
+
+
 %description
 stomp.py is a Python client library for accessing messaging servers 
 (such as ActiveMQ or JBoss Messaging) using the STOMP protocol. It can also