diff --git a/hyphen.spec b/hyphen.spec
index e73b236..fda1afd 100644
--- a/hyphen.spec
+++ b/hyphen.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Group:     System Environment/Libraries
 URL:       http://hunspell.sf.net
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 License:   GPLv2 or LGPLv2+ or MPLv1.1
-BuildRequires: perl, patch, autoconf, automake, libtool
+BuildRequires: perl-interpreter, patch, autoconf, automake, libtool
 # s390 lacks valgrind support
 # no working valgrind built for MIPS yet
 # tests with valgrind fail on arm