diff --git a/fprintd.spec b/fprintd.spec
index 9fd6177..cf61e7c 100644
--- a/fprintd.spec
+++ b/fprintd.spec
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ BuildRequires:	polkit-devel
 BuildRequires:	gtk-doc
 BuildRequires:	intltool
 BuildRequires:  autoconf automake libtool
-# For pod2man
-BuildRequires:	perl
+BuildRequires:	/bin/pod2man
 
 %description
 D-Bus service to access fingerprint readers.