diff --git a/buildah.spec b/buildah.spec
index 34523c3..0967bc8 100644
--- a/buildah.spec
+++ b/buildah.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ License: ASL 2.0 and BSD and MIT
 URL: https://%{name}.io
 Source: %{git0}/archive/%{built_tag}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires: device-mapper-devel
+BuildRequires: git-core
 BuildRequires: golang >= 1.16.6
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel
 BuildRequires: glibc-static
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ Requires: nmap-ncat
 This package contains system tests for %{name}
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n %{name}-%{built_tag_strip}
+%autosetup -Sgit -n %{name}-%{built_tag_strip}
 
 %build
 %set_build_flags