diff --git a/desktop-file-utils.spec b/desktop-file-utils.spec
index 81f4c38..edcc437 100644
--- a/desktop-file-utils.spec
+++ b/desktop-file-utils.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fixing it up in the process.
 Summary:        Compiled elisp files to run %{pkgname} under GNU Emacs
 Group:          Applications/Editors
 BuildArch:      noarch
-#BuildRequires:  emacs
+BuildRequires:  emacs
 Requires:       emacs(bin) >= %{_emacs_version}
 
 %description -n emacs-%{pkg}