diff --git a/libvisual.spec b/libvisual.spec
index 30cacab..eb1b573 100644
--- a/libvisual.spec
+++ b/libvisual.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual
 Source0:        https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual/archive/%{commit}/%{name}-%{version}-%{shortcommit}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-proto-devel, orc-devel, cmake
+BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-proto-devel, orc-devel, cmake, zlib-devel
 
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435771
 Patch0:         libvisual-0.5.0-better-altivec-detection.patch