diff --git a/fprintd.spec b/fprintd.spec
index c6f7752..9fd6177 100644
--- a/fprintd.spec
+++ b/fprintd.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ BuildRequires:	polkit-devel
 BuildRequires:	gtk-doc
 BuildRequires:	intltool
 BuildRequires:  autoconf automake libtool
+# For pod2man
+BuildRequires:	perl
 
 %description
 D-Bus service to access fingerprint readers.