diff --git a/opendnssec.spec b/opendnssec.spec
index 8ca286a..ec8854a 100644
--- a/opendnssec.spec
+++ b/opendnssec.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires: ldns-devel >= 1.6.12, sqlite-devel , openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: libxml2-devel CUnit-devel, doxygen
 # It tests for pkill/killall and would use /bin/false if not found
 BuildRequires: procps-ng
+BuildRequires: perl
 
 BuildRequires: systemd-units
 Requires(pre): shadow-utils