diff --git a/criu.spec b/criu.spec
index 4638e36..6dbcca1 100644
--- a/criu.spec
+++ b/criu.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Source1: criu.8
 %endif
 
 BuildRequires: protobuf-devel protobuf-c-devel python2-devel libnl3-devel libcap-devel
+BuildRequires: perl
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 BuildRequires: asciidoc xmlto
 %endif