diff --git a/memcached.spec b/memcached.spec
index 8489d0b..7974c39 100644
--- a/memcached.spec
+++ b/memcached.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Source1:        memcached.service
 
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
-BuildRequires:  libevent-devel
+BuildRequires:  libevent-devel systemd-units
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::More), perl(Test::Harness)
 
 Requires(post): systemd