diff --git a/PackageKit.spec b/PackageKit.spec
index 0a106d4..65715ab 100644
--- a/PackageKit.spec
+++ b/PackageKit.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ BuildRequires: libtool
 BuildRequires: docbook-utils
 BuildRequires: gnome-doc-utils
 BuildRequires: python-devel
+BuildRequires: perl(XML::Parser)
 
 %description 
 PackageKit is a D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the session user