diff --git a/libimobiledevice.spec b/libimobiledevice.spec
index ae611ed..8176380 100644
--- a/libimobiledevice.spec
+++ b/libimobiledevice.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ BuildRequires: readline-devel
 BuildRequires: Cython
 %endif
 BuildRequires: swig
+BuildRequires: git-core
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool
 
 %description