diff --git a/uhd.spec b/uhd.spec
index 2961a01..37f9458 100644
--- a/uhd.spec
+++ b/uhd.spec
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ BuildRequires:  wireshark-devel
 BuildRequires:  libgcrypt-devel
 BuildRequires:  gnutls-devel
 %endif
+BuildRequires:  pybind11-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-mako
 BuildRequires:  python3-requests
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ popd
 
 pushd host
 %cmake %{?have_neon} -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE="%{__python3}" \
+  -DPYBIND11_INCLUDE_DIR="/usr/include/pybind11/" \
   -DUHD_VERSION="%{version}" \
   -DENABLE_TESTS=off ../
 %cmake_build