diff --git a/gedit.spec b/gedit.spec
index ef7ed90..e802bdf 100644
--- a/gedit.spec
+++ b/gedit.spec
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ BuildRequires: autoconf, automake, libtool
 BuildRequires: intltool
 BuildRequires: gobject-introspection-devel
 BuildRequires: yelp-tools
+BuildRequires: itstool
 
 Requires: pygobject3 >= %{pygo_version}
 # the run-command plugin uses zenity